Optimization of Water Based Drilling Fluid Properties with the SiO/g-CN Hybrid.

Drilling fluids are an essential component of drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. Nanotechnology is being used to develop advanced drilling fluid additives. This study looked at the viability of synthesizing SiO/g-CN hybrid extending the Stober process followed by its addition in different concentrations to water-based drilling fluids and studying impact on the rheological and fluid loss properties of the fluids.

Highly porous interconnected MoP decorated graphene oxide as remarkably efficient electrocatalyst.

Hydrogen (H) production through water splitting has less viable applications due to the unfavourable kinetics of the reaction. Electrocatalysts with a robust structure, high levels of catalytic activity, and a high degree of stability are in high demand but challenging. This paper reports the synthesis of highly porous interconnected molybdenum phosphide (MoP) assembled with graphene oxide (GO) to form MoP/RGO hybrid electrocatalysts in a novel phosphorization process at a reasonably low temperature under an argon (Ar) atmosphere by a mixing and heat-treating method for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).