Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human health
April 2021
Attempts to secure more energy, food, and infrastructure leave a trail of environmental contamination and human health hazards. Coal is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable energy source that is combusted...
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Carbon capture, utilization, and storage in Indonesia: An update on storage capacity, current status, economic viability, and policy
October 2024
As part of its climate action policy, Indonesia prioritizes the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) facilities. Recognizing the necessity of reducing emissions, Indonesia...
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Toxicological effects of mining hazard elements
July 2022
Mining plays a prominent role in the economy worldwide since human efforts have been more concentrated in extraction than recycling of natural resources. Ores composed of various minerals vary according...
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Assessment of challenges and strategies for driving energy transitions in emerging markets: A socio-technological systems perspective
April 2024
The pursuit of improved quality of life standards has significantly influenced the contemporary mining model in the 21st century. This era is witnessing an unprecedented transformation driven by pressing...
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Shear wave velocity prediction: A review of recent progress and future opportunities
October 2024
Shear logs, also known as shear velocity logs, are used for various types of seismic analysis, such as determining the relationship between amplitude variation with offset (AVO) and interpreting multiple...
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The future environmental and health impacts of coal
April 2021
In the United States, coal consumption in the last 12 years has declined from 1,045,140 million short tons in 2007 to 539,420 million short tons in 2019, a decrease of almost 50%. During that period...
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Key aspects of underground hydrogen storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and saline aquifers: A review and understanding
October 2024
Underground hydrogen storage is critical for renewable energy integration and sustainability. Saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas reservoirs represent viable large-scale hydrogen storage solutions...
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A review of methane leakage from abandoned oil and gas wells: A case study in Lubbock, Texas, within the Permian Basin
July 2024
In the pursuit of global net zero carbon emissions and climate change mitigation, ongoing research into sustainable energy sources and emission control is paramount. This review examines methane leakage...
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Meteorite impact craters as hotspots for mineral resources and energy fuels: A global review
April 2022
The ever-increasing recovery rate of natural resources from terrestrial impact craters over the last few decades across the globe offers new avenues for further exploration of mineral and hydrocarbon...
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InSAR as a tool for monitoring hydropower projects: A review
April 2022
This paper provides a review of using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), a microwave remote sensing technique, for deformation monitoring of hydroelectric power projects, a critical infrastructure...
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Recent advances in switchable surfactants for heavy oil production: A review
October 2024
Surfactants are extensively employed in the cold production of heavy oil. However, producing heavy oil emulsions using conventional surfactants poses a challenge to spontaneous demulsification, necessitating...
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Discharge water temperature assessment of thermal power plant using remote sensing techniques
April 2022
Thermal power plants are generally constructed near to sea coast to meet their requirement of cooling water. The warm water discharge from the thermal power plant is one of the major environmental concerns...
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Regression analysis and its application to oil and gas exploration: A case study of hydrocarbon loss recovery and porosity prediction, China
October 2024
In oil and gas exploration, elucidating the complex interdependencies among geological variables is paramount. Our study introduces the application of sophisticated regression analysis method at the...
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Innovations and applications of the thermal recovery techniques for heavy oil
October 2024
Heavy oil represents a vital petroleum resource worldwide. As one of the major producers, China is facing great challenges in effective and economic production of heavy oil due to reservoir complexity....
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Investigation of pore geometry influence on fluid flow in heterogeneous porous media: A pore-scale study
January 2024
Brazilian pre-salt reservoirs are renowned for their intricate pore networks and vuggy nature, posing significant challenges in modeling and simulating fluid flow within these carbonate reservoirs....
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Origin of high heat flow in the back-arc basins of Sumatra: An opportunity for geothermal energy development
July 2024
Volcanic arcs such as the Barisan Mountains have been identified as attractive areas for the utilization of geothermal energy, as exemplified by Ulubelu in Lampung and Sarulla in North Sumatra. However,...
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Impacts of interactions with low-mineralized water on permeability and pore behavior of carbonate reservoirs
October 2024
Laboratory filtration experiments are employed to investigate effective well killing while minimizing its impacts on surrounding rocks. The novelty of this experimental study lies in the prolonged exposure...
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Environmental degradation through mining for energy resources: The case of the shrinking Laguna Santa Rosa wetland in the Atacama Region of Chile
April 2022
As the world strives to replace fossil fuels with clean energy – reflected by global surge in the number of electric vehicles – the environmental impact of mining all the lithium (Li) needed to enable...
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Radiogenic geothermal systems of Bangka Island, Indonesia: Implications of high heat production and tectonic framework
October 2024
The presence of geothermal manifestation in Bangka Island (Southeast Sumatra, Indonesia) with the absence of Quaternary volcanic activity and also relatively low seismicity events has raised intriguing...
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Carbon mitigation using CarbFix, CO2 plume and carbon trading technologies
January 2023
Following China and the United States, India is the third highest CO2 emitter in the world. With its fast rising population and an industry primarily reliant on coal and oil, the country's emissions...
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Evaluating reservoir suitability for large-scale hydrogen storage: A preliminary assessment considering reservoir properties
October 2024
With rising demand for clean energy, global focus turns to finding ideal sites for large-scale underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in depleted petroleum reservoirs. A thorough preliminary reservoir evaluation...
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Correlation between hardness and SEM-EDS characterization of palm oil waste based biocoke
October 2024
This research investigates the relationship between hardness and microstructure obtained through SEM-EDS analysis of palm oil waste-based biocoke. The mechanical qualities and chemical composition of...
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Architecture and exploration target areas of the Senegal Basin, West Africa
October 2024
The recent discovery of large oil and gas fields in the deep-water of the Senegal Basin has drawn global attention. Despite this, several exploration wells in this area fail, which can be primarily...
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Physical properties of sandstone reservoirs: Implication for fluid mobility
October 2022
Core samples representing depths of hydrocarbon-bearing zones are not readily accessible for reservoir evaluations. On the other hand, wireline logs with incorporated seismic data, which can be archived...
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Analysis of combustion characteristics and chemical properties for biocoke fuel
October 2024
Analyses of the characteristics and properties of biocoke fuel from several biomass wastes were carried out to determine the energy potential of the fuel. Biocoke production in this research uses heating...
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