• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.59-68
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• 2012

With the decline in discoveries of new oil fields and increasing demand from developing countries it is believed that enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies will play a key role to meet the energy demand in years to come. Based on the recently-published data, this paper discusses current status of global EOR market and technical development trends. The EOR market includes oil produced through various EOR recovery methods, such as thermal recovery, gas injection, chemical injection. Also, EOR methods are addressed screening criteria by reservoir and fluid characteristics including lithology, depth, thickness, and oil properties such as composition and gravity. Finally, the examples of field applied by various EOR methods are discussed with respect to reservoir characteristics and performance.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology coupled with underground carbon dioxide sequestration is introduced. $CO_2$ can be injected into an oil reservoir in order to enhance oil production rate and $CO_2$ EOR can be turned into CCS in a long term sense. Coupling $CO_2$ EOR with CCS may secure a large scale and consistent $CO_2$ source for EOR, and the $CO_2$ EOR can bring an additional economic benefit for CCS, since the benefit from enhanced oil production by $CO_2$ EOR will compensate costs for CCS implementation. In this paper, we introduced the characteristics of $CO_2$ EOR technology and its market prospect, and reviewed the Weyburn $CO_2$ EOR project which is the first large-scale $CO_2$ EOR case utilizing an anthropogenic $CO_2$ source. We also introduced geotechnical elements for a successful and economical implementation of $CO_2$ EOR with CCS and they were a miscroseismic monitoring during and after injection of $CO_2$, and determination of minimum miscible pressure (MMP) and maximum injection pressure (MIP) of $CO_2$.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.163-178
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• 2023

The market size of functional health foods has experienced substantial growth driven by increasing consumer interest. In particular, the application of functional probiotics in various food products has resulted in consistent and progressive growth. One promising category is the application of probiotics in the manufacturing of cheese, which aligns with the rising demand for functional foods among consumers. The inherent advantages of cheese and probiotics provide consumers with a broad selection of functional foods. Therefore, it is crucial to identify functional probiotics that can withstand the cheese manufacturing process and exert significant effects on the flavor and taste of cheese. In this review, we discuss several strategies aimed at developing probiotic-supplemented cheeses for future dairy food markets.