Improvement of Heavy-Oil/Bitumen Recovery Efficiency by New Generation Chemicals and Optimization Models

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Oil and natural gas are the largest natural energy resources in Canada and there is no doubt that the extraction and revenue from oil and natural gas is an imperative component of the economy. As the demand for oil and gas increases globally, and, furthermore, as oil prices reached their lowest value, an efficient recovery and extraction method of heavy-oil and bitumen has become a priority for the government, the oil industry, research centres, and universities. A major research initiative undertaken by the University of Alberta in response to developing economically and ecologically viable technologies for extracting or tapping unconventional oil reserves and resources has been developed and executed by Dr. Babadagli under two-term NSERC Industrial Research Chair (in Unconventional Oil Recovery) since 2011 and three-term NSERC Discovery Grants (between 2003 and 2017).