Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

1. Ravi Shankar Kumar, A. S. K. Sinha, Muhammad Arif, Tushar Sharma. Nanocomposite of binary colloids in effective CO2 utilization in porous media for enhanced oil production and wettability alteration, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(2023) 110442. IF: 7.7

2. Alpana Singh, Tushar Sharma, Ravi Shankar Kumar, Muhammad Arif. Performance evaluation of natural agro product-derived surfactant on wettability alteration, Oil Recovery, and Effluent Treatment in a Mixed Rock System, Energy & Fuels 37 (2023) 6683–6696. IF: 4.654

3. Ahmed AlZaabi, Muhammad Arif, Mujahid Ali, Ahmed Adila, Yawar Abbas, Ravi Shankar Kumar, Alireza Keshavarz, Stefan Iglauer. Impact of carbonate mineral heterogeneity on wettability alteration potential of surfactants. Fuel 2023 (in press JFUE_127819). IF: 8.035

4. Ravi Shankar Kumar, A. S. K. Sinha, Himanshu Sharma, Tushar Sharma High performance carbon dioxide foams of nanocomposites of binary colloids for effective carbon utilization in enhanced oil recovery applications, Journal of Molecular Liquids 343 (2021) 117659. IF: 6.633

5. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Tarek Al-Arbi. Ganat, Tushar Sharma. Performance evaluation of silica nanofluid for sand column transport with simultaneous wettability alteration: An approach to environmental issue Journal of Cleaner Production 303 (2021) 127047. IF: 11.072

6. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Rishiraj Goswami, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Tushar Sharma Effect of nanoparticle on rheological properties of surfactant based nanofluid for effective carbon utilization: capturing and storage prospects, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021). IF: 5.190

7. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Ramesh Narukulla, Tushar Sharma. Comparative effectiveness of thermal stability and rheological properties of nanofluid of SiO2-TiO2 nanocomposites for oilfield applications. Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research 59 (2020) 15768–15783. IF: 4.326

8. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Stefan Iglauer, Japan Trivedi, Tushar Sharma. Impact of anionic surfactant on stability, viscoelastic moduli, and oil recovery of silica nanofluid in saline environment, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 195 (2020) 107634. IF: 5.168

9. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Tushar Sharma. Stable SiO2 -TiO2 nanocomposite based nanofluid of improved rheological behaviour for high temperature oilfield applications. Geosystem Engineering 23 (2020) 51-61. 

10. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Tushar Sharma. Characterization of silica nanofluids of oilfield polymers for viscosity, wettability alteration, IFT reduction, and crude oil recovery. ONGC Bulletin, December 2020.

11. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Tushar Sharma. Stability and rheological properties of nanofluids stabilized by SiO2 nanoparticles and SiO2-TiO2 nanocomposites for oilfield applications, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 539 (2018) 171 – 183. IF: 5.518

12. Rishiraj Goswami, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Ravi Shankar Kumar, Bo Hyun Chon, Tushar Sharma. Effect of ionic strength on crude emulsification and EOR potential of micellar flood for oil recovery applications in high saline environment, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 170 (2018) 49-61. IF: 5.168

Book Chapters

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1. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Muhammad Arif, Tushar Sharma. Foam flooding for EOR: Viability in modern oil reservoirs In: Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery. Apple Academic Press CRC-Taylor and Francis. (under review)

2. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Muhammad Arif, Kushal Das, Tushar Sharma. Recent Trends in EOR: Nanofluid flooding In: Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery. Apple Academic Press CRC-Taylor and Francis. (under review)

3. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Muhammad Arif, Kushal Das, Tushar Sharma. Nanomaterials for polymer & surfactant flooding In: Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery. Apple Academic Press CRC-Taylor and Francis. (under review)

4. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Muhammad Arif, Tushar Sharma. Foam stabilization using engineered nanomaterials In: Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery. Apple Academic Press CRC-Taylor and Francis. (under review)

5. Muhammad Arif, Ravi Shankar Kumar. Interaction of Nanoparticle in Upstream Operations. In: Fluid-Solid Interactions in Upstream Oil and Gas Applications Elsevier, 2023.

6. Ravi Shankar Kumar, Tushar Sharma. Nanofluids: Applications and its future for oil and gas industry. In: Nanofluids and its engineering applications. CRC Press -Taylor and Francis, 2019.

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