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Temperature dependence on the mass susceptibility and mass magnetization of superparamagnetic Mn–Zn–ferrite nanoparticles as contrast agents for magnetic imaging of oil and gas reservoirs
Lauren Morrow,
Brendan Snow,
Arfan Ali,
Samuel J. Maguire-Boyle,
Zeyad Almutairi,
David K. Potter,
Andrew Barron 
Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 107 - 118
Swansea University Author:
Andrew Barron
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/17458080.2018.1426894
Abstract
The mass susceptibility (χmass) and mass magnetization (Mmass) were determined for a series of ternary manganese and zinc ferrite nanoparticles (Mn–Zn ferrite NPs, MnxZn1−xFe2O4) with different Mn:Zn ratios (0.08 ≤ x ≤ 4.67), prepared by the thermal decomposition reaction of the appropriate metal ac...
| Published in: | Journal of Experimental Nanoscience |
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| ISSN: | 1745-8080 1745-8099 |
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2018
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38765 |
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The mass susceptibility (χmass) and mass magnetization (Mmass) were determined for a series of ternary manganese and zinc ferrite nanoparticles (Mn–Zn ferrite NPs, MnxZn1−xFe2O4) with different Mn:Zn ratios (0.08 ≤ x ≤ 4.67), prepared by the thermal decomposition reaction of the appropriate metal acetylacetonate complexes, and for the binary homologs (MxFe3−xO4, where M = Mn or Zn). Alteration of the Mn:Zn ratio in Mn–Zn ferrite NPs does not significantly affect the particle size. At room temperature and low applied field strength the mass susceptibility increases sharply as the Mn:Zn ratio increases, but above a ratio of 0.4 further increase in the amount of manganese results in the mass susceptibility decreasing slightly, reaching a plateau above Mn:Zn ≈ 2. The compositional dependence of the mass magnetization shows less of a variation at room temperature and high applied fields. The temperature dependence of the mass magnetization of Mn–Zn ferrite NPs is significantly less for Mn-rich compositions making them more suitable for downhole imaging at higher temperatures (>100 °C). For non-shale reservoirs, replacement of nMag by Mn-rich Mn–Zn ferrites will allow for significant signal-to-noise enhancement of 6.5× over NP magnetite. |
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| Keywords: |
Reservoir, nanoparticle, ferrite, susceptibility, magnetization |
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College of Engineering |
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1 |
| Start Page: |
107 |
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118 |