Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a sandstone-containing oil reservoir additive composition that includes (a) a nonionic wettability alteration agent having Formula (I): and (b) an injection fluid. For Formula (I), R is an alkyl residue from a branched secondary alcohol initiator, where R can have a carbon number of C4 to C10, x is from 3 to 10 and y is from 1 to 20. The injection fluid can be selected from the group consisting of sea water, engineered water, injection brine, produced brine or combinations thereof. The nonionic wettability agent in the sandstone reservoir additive composition can be from 0.01 weight percent (wt %) to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the sandstone reservoir additive composition. The sandstone-containing oil reservoir additive composition can be used in enhance oil recovery operations, such as a waterflooding operation or a carbon dioxide flooding operation.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte membrane including a support member, such as a porous sheet, embedded in an electrolyte membrane, wherein the support member is coated with an inhibiting material for inhibiting growth of lithium dendrite. Thus, the solid electrolyte membrane has excellent physical strength, such as puncture strength, and improved durability. In addition, the solid electrolyte membrane has an effect of inhibiting lithium dendrite growth. Thus, when the solid electrolyte membrane is applied to a lithium metal battery including lithium metal as a negative electrode material, there is provided an effect of improving the life characteristics of the battery.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a winding-type nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is capable of minimizing degradation of charge-discharge cycle characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil recovery agent which has a property of improving fluidity by reducing viscosity of oil (viscosity reduction properties) and a property of rapidly separating after being dispersed in oil (immediate separability), and which enables to recover oil rapidly. The oil recovery agent of the present invention contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a water contact angle of 70° or less when formed into a film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to drilling fluids which reduce fluid and cutting loss during the drilling of subterranean wells. More specifically, the drilling fluids disclosed herein comprise natural and synthetic polymer blends that are effective to provide the fluid with a high viscosity under low shear rates and a low viscosity under high shear rates. The present invention also relates to methods for using the drilling fluids for reducing fluid and cutting loss during drilling.

Abstract: A drilling fluid composition comprising a base fluid, and a viscosifier including an ultra-high molecular weight branched block copolymer having the following structure, where monomer A is an anionic monomer, monomer B is a hydrophilic monomer, monomer C is an anionic monomer, monomer D is a crosslinker-divinyl monomer, and —SSCZ ground being a terminal RAFT agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sulfur-carbon composite including a carbon material, a coating on the carbon material which comprises a copolymer containing a monomer unit containing a catechol group and a monomer unit containing a lithium ion conductor, and sulfur. Also disclosed is an electrode for lithium-sulfur battery including the same, and a lithium-sulfur battery including the electrode.

Abstract: An anionic-cationic-nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (I) exhibits significantly improved interfacial activity and stability as compared with the prior art. With the present anionic-cationic-nonionic surfactant, a flooding fluid composition for tertiary oil recovery with improved oil displacement efficiency and oil washing capability as compared with the prior art could be produced.

Abstract: Disclosed are alkyl lactone-derived hydroxyamides and alkyl lactone-derived hydroxyesters used in compositions and methods for inhibiting natural gas hydrate agglomerates. The alkyl lactone-derived hydroxyamides and alkyl lactone-derived hydroxyesters are reaction products of an alkyl lactone and an amine, and an alkyl lactone and an alcohol, respectively.

Abstract: Methods for making and using an invert-emulsion drilling fluid, and the invert-emulsion drilling fluid are provided. An exemplary invert-emulsion drilling fluid includes a C-36 dimer diamine dihydrochloride salt (CDDH), an aqueous solvent, a non-aqueous solvent, an emulsifier, and calcium chloride.

Abstract: Corrosion inhibition compositions and methods useful for inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibition compositions comprise at least one filming agent and at least one promoting agent and the methods for inhibiting corrosion on metal surfaces utilize the disclosed corrosion inhibiting compositions.

Abstract: A method to reduce the deposition of solid sulfur (Ss(s)) in a natural gas producing well, is described wherein the inside of the pipes used in the well are coated with a coating comprising polar surface treated nanoparticles. The polar surface treated nanoparticles interact with the sulfur gas and interfere with the deposition of solid sulfur onto the surface of the pipe. The polar surface treated nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina and silica-aluminate, metal sulfates and metal oxides.

Abstract: A breaker composition comprising (i) an acid precursor, (ii) an accelerating agent wherein the accelerating agent comprises a Lewis acid and (iii) an aqueous fluid wherein the effective operating temperature of the breaker composition ranges from about 15° C. to about 120° C. A wellbore servicing system comprising (a) an aqueous-based drilling fluid, wherein the aqueous-based drilling fluid forms water-wet solids in the wellbore; and (b) a breaker composition comprising (i) an acid, (ii) an accelerating agent and (iii) an aqueous fluid. A method of dissolving a filtercake comprising contacting the filtercake with a breaker solution comprising (i) an acid precursor, (ii) an accelerating agent and (iii) an aqueous fluid wherein the filtercake comprises calcium carbonate.

Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a binding layer. The separator is disposed between the cathode and the anode, and at least one binding layer is included between the cathode and the anode. The binding layer includes a high molecular polymer. A dielectric constant of the high molecular polymer is 5 F/m to 50 F/m. By optimizing the dielectric constant of the high molecular polymer in the binding layer of the electrochemical device, a binding force of the binding layer can be effectively increased, deformation of the anode or the cathode due to volume swelling during charge and discharge cycles is reduced, and peeling from the separator is avoided.

Abstract: A brine-based viscosified pill including (1) a viscosified brine, (2) a surfactant-solvent blend containing about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of at least one nonionic surfactant; about 5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of at least one polyglycerol ester, about 20 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of at least one co-solvent; about 20 wt. % to about 25 wt. % water; and optionally about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of at least one hydrophobic solvent, and (3) no solid weighting agent, may be introduced to a wellbore in an effective amount to clean the wellbore or displace fluid in the wellbore at a wide range of temperatures.

Abstract: This invention relates to a surfactant composition, production and use thereof in tertiary oil recovery. The present surfactant composition comprises a cationic surfactant and an anionic-nonionic surfactant, and exhibits significantly improved interfacial activity and stability as compared with the prior art. With the present surfactant composition, a flooding fluid composition for tertiary oil recovery with improved oil displacement efficiency and oil washing capability as compared with the prior art could be produced.

Abstract: A battery module is provided including a battery unit that includes a battery top cover; a temperature measurement unit, including a temperature collection element to collect temperature of the battery top cover; a harness plate, arranged on the battery top cover and including a harness plate body and a limiting structure arranged on the harness plate body, wherein the limiting structure is matched with the temperature measurement unit; a circuit board, arranged on the harness plate and including a circuit board body and an extending strip arranged on the circuit board body, wherein the temperature collection element is connected with the extending strip; and an electrical connecting sheet arranged on the harness plate to connect different battery units, wherein the temperature measurement unit is arranged between the electrical connecting sheet and the battery top cover, and the electrical connecting sheet exerts pressure onto the temperature measurement unit.

Abstract: The instant invention friction reducer formulation comprising friction reducer polymers such as PAM within the dispersed phase of an inverse emulsion containing a composition C which comprises a mixture of: —at least an alkanolamide emulsifier; and —a block copolymer comprising: —a hydrophilic block A comprising units deriving from a mono-alpha-ethylenically-unsaturated monomers; and —a hydrophobic block B.

Abstract: A composition is for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid. The composition has a first component comprising particles having a scratch hardness above 2 Mohs and a second component comprising particles selected from the group of fragmented seeds of Tamarindus indica, comminuted bark from Litsea glutinosa, or comminuted Ocimum tenuiflorum. Also disclosed is a non-invasive drilling fluid having the composition, and a method for drilling a wellbore.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing recovery, or flowback, of hydrocarbon compounds from hydrocarbon-containing subterranean fractured rock formations (tight shale reservoirs). The flowback compositions include an anionic dimer surfactant, an anionic monomer surfactant, and a demulsifier. The flowback compositions convert oil-wet rocks to water-wet, yet exhibit a low tendency of composition components to sorb to the rock. The flowback compositions do not cause formation of emulsions with hydrocarbon compounds within the subterranean fractured rock formations. The flowback composition are useful for increasing the yield of hydrocarbons recovered from tight shale reservoirs.