Ultrasonic Technology for Hydrocarbon Raw Recovery and Processing
Myltykbayeva Z. Mussabayeva B. Ongarbayev Y. Imanbayev Y. Muktaly D.
October 2024Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Processes
2024#12Issue 10
This review discusses recent research findings spanning the last two decades concerning ultrasonic technologies applicable to the oil, gas, and coal sectors. Various experiments conducted in laboratories have demonstrated the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness of ultrasound in recovering and processing oil, bitumen, coal, and oil shale. Ultrasound enhances formation permeability, coal gas permeability, and oil viscosity, particularly when delivered in short, powerful pulses at medium frequencies. Combining ultrasound with traditional recovery methods has shown promising results, boosting recovery efficiency by up to 100%. At the same time, ultrasonic treatment reduces the use of traditional reagents, thereby reducing environmental pollution. Moreover, ultrasound treatment shows potential in tasks such as separating oil–water emulsions, desulfurization, dewaxing oil, coal enrichment, and extracting valuable metals from metal-bearing shales through hydrometallurgical leaching. However, the widespread industrial implementation of ultrasonic technology necessitates further field and mathematical research.
bitumen , coal , oil , oil shale , oil-bitumen rock , ultrasound
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Institute of Combustion Problems, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Astana International University, Astana, 010017, Kazakhstan
Institute of Combustion Problems
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Astana International University
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