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• 2021

  Multi-physics approach to modelling near-miscible CO₂-WAG process

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S., Mackay, E. J. & Skauge, A., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 198, 108165.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • physics
  • oil
  • gas
  • modeling
  • trapping
• 2020

  Analytical Solutions for a 1D Scale Inhibitor Transport Model with Coupled Adsorption and Precipitation

  Stamatiou, A. & Sorbie, K. S., Apr 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 132, 3, p. 591–625 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Precipitates
  • Adsorption
  • Isotherms
  • Dissolution
  • Porous materials
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• An experimental determination of hydrogen sulfide scavenging capacities and mechanisms in iron-bearing minerals

  Graham, A., Salleh, I., Ibrahim, J., Khairuddin, K., Singleton, M. & Sorbie, K., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200677-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • siderite
  • Scavenging
  • Hydrogen Sulfide
  • hydrogen sulfide
  • Minerals

• A Rigorous Method for Special Core Analysis SCAL Data Correction in the Presence of Capillary End Effects

  Goodarzian, S. & Sorbie, K. S., 2020, SPE Europec Featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200610-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Core analysis
  • core analysis
  • Oils
  • oils
  • Water

• A rigorous procedure to predict coupled carbonate and sulfide scales in different field scenarios

  Ness, G. & Sorbie, K. S., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200684-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Sulfides
  • sulfide
  • carbonate
  • prediction

• Barium Sulfate Scaling and Control during Polymer, Surfactant, and Surfactant/Polymer Flooding

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 1 Feb 2020, In: SPE Production and Operations. 35, 1, p. 68-84 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Barium sulfate
  • Brines
  • Surface active agents
  • Polymers
  • Enhanced recovery
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Building a Fundamental Understanding of Scale-Inhibitor Retention in Carbonate Formations

  Jarrahian, K., Sorbie, K., Singleton, M., Boak, L. & Graham, A., 1 Feb 2020, In: SPE Production and Operations. 35, 1, p. 85-97 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbonates
  • Adsorption
  • Phosphates
  • Calcite
  • Esters

• Critical review on sulphide scale formation, removal and inhibition

  Al-Harbi, B., Graham, A., Aljeaban, N. & Sorbie, K., 2020.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Sulfides
  • Dissolution
  • ferrous sulfide
  • zinc sulfide
  • lead sulfide

• Detailed Assessment of Compositional and Interfacial Tension Effects on the Fluid Behaviour During Immiscible and Near-Miscible CO₂ Continuous and WAG Displacements

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Feb 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 131, p. 805–830 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • Gases
  • Water
  • Fluids
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  20 Downloads (Pure)

• Formation, Chemical Characterization, and Oxidative Dissolution of Amorphous Polymeric Dithiazine (apDTZ) during the Use of the H₂S Scavenger Monoethanolamine-Triazine

  Wylde, J. J., Taylor, G. N., Sorbie, K. S. & Samaniego, W. N., 20 Aug 2020, In: Energy and Fuels. 34, 8, p. 9923–9931 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Triazines
  • Ethanolamine
  • Reaction products
  • Dissolution
  • Characterization (materials science)
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Iron sulfide scale formation: A new anaerobic setup and new insights

  Alduailej, Y. K. & Sorbie, K. S., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200660-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Sulfides
  • iron sulfide
  • Iron
  • sulfide
  • Cations

• Iron sulfide scale inhibition: Limitations at sour conditions

  Alduailej, Y. K. & Sorbie, K. S., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200706-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Sulfides
  • iron sulfide
  • dispersant
  • Iron
  • sulfide

• Mechanistic Investigation of Adsorption Behavior of Two Scale Inhibitors on Carbonate Formations for Application in Squeeze Treatments

  Jarrahian, K. & Sorbie, K. S., 16 Apr 2020, In: Energy and Fuels. 34, 4, p. 4484-4496 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbonates
  • Adsorption
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Limestone
  • Calcite
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Modelling the impact of alkaline-surfactant and alkaline-surfactant-polymer flooding processes on scale precipitation and management

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L. X., 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200690-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Surface-Active Agents
  • surfactant
  • Polymers
  • flooding
  • polymer

• Numerical study of CO2 injection and the role of viscous crossflow in near-miscible CO2-WAG

  Wang, G., Pickup, G., Sorbie, K., Mackay, E. & Skauge, A., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 74, 103112.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • Water
  • Recovery
  • Phase behavior
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• On the Modelling of Immiscible Viscous Fingering in Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media

  Sorbie, K. S., Al Ghafri, A. Y., Skauge, A. & Mackay, E. J., Nov 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 135, 2, p. 331-359 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Two phase flow
  • Oils
  • Porous materials
  • Coarsening
  • Water
  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Polymer Chemical Structure and its Impact on EOR Performance

  Beteta, A., Nurmi, L., Rosati, L., Hanski, S., McIver, K., Sorbie, K. S. & Toivonen, S., 30 Aug 2020, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200441

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • chemical structure
  • polymer
  • acid
  • viscosity
  • adsorption
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Qualification of New Methods for Measuring In Situ Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Porous Media

  Jacobsen, J. G., Shaker Shiran, B., Skauge, T., Sorbie, K. S. & Skauge, A., 14 Feb 2020, In: Polymers. 12, 2, 452.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Rheology
  • Porous materials
  • Radial flow
  • Polymers
  • Fluids
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Scavenging Alkyl Mercaptans: Elucidation of Reaction Mechanisms and Byproduct Characterization

  Wylde, J. J., Taylor, G. N., Sorbie, K. S. & Samaniego, W. N., 19 Nov 2020, In: Energy and Fuels. 34, 11, p. 13883–13892 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Scavenging
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Byproducts
  • Triazines
  • Characterization (materials science)

• Squeeze design optimization by considering operational constraints, numerical simulation and mathematical modelling

  Azari, V., Vazquez, O., Mackay, E., Sorbie, K., Jordan, M. & Sutherland, L., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200687-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • inhibitor
  • Computer simulation
  • simulation
  • modeling
  • Cost functions
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Surface Chemistry of Phosphonate Scale Inhibitor Retention Mechanisms in Carbonate Reservoirs

  Jarrahian, K., Singleton, M., Boak, L. & Sorbie, K. S., 5 Aug 2020, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 20, 8, p. 5356-5372 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Synthesis and Reaction Byproduct Characterization and Mechanistic Understanding of Hemiformal Based Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers

  Wylde, J. J., Taylor, G. N., Sorbie, K. S. & Samaniego, W. N., 16 Apr 2020, In: Energy and Fuels. 34, 4, p. 4808-4821 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hydrogen Sulfide
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Scavenging
  • Byproducts
  • Characterization (materials science)
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Analysis and simulation of polymer injectivity

  Jacobsen, J. G., Alzaabi, M., Tormod, S., Sorbie, K. & Skauge, A., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • polymer
  • Polymers
  • simulation
  • Bottom hole pressure
  • Rheology

• Analysis of Compositional Effects on Global Flow Regimes in CO₂ Near-Miscible Displacements in Heterogeneous Systems

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Sep 2019, In: Transport in Porous Media. 129, 3, p. 743-759 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Recovery
  • Oils
  • Computer simulation
  • Mass transfer
  • Physics
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  38 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of near-miscible CO2-WAG displacements: The distinction between compositional and interfacial tension effects

  Wang, G., Pickup, G., Sorbie, K., Mackay, E. & Skauge, A., 10 Apr 2019, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193907-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Interfacial Tension
  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • oil
  • Injection
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Barium sulphate scaling and control during polymer, surfactant and surfactant-polymer flooding

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 8 Apr 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193575-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Barium sulfate
  • Barium Sulfate
  • brine
  • Surface active agents
  • Surface-Active Agents
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Building a fundamental understanding of scale inhibitor retention in carbonate formations

  Jarrahian, K., Sorbie, K., Singleton, M., Boak, L. & Graham, A., 8 Apr 2019, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193635-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • calcium magnesium carbonate
  • Adsorption
  • Organophosphonates
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental Investigation of the Interaction between a Phosphate Ester Scale Inhibitor and Carbonate Rocks for Application in Squeeze Treatments

  Jarrahian, K., Boak, L. S., Graham, A. J., Singleton, M. A. & Sorbie, K. S., 16 May 2019, In: Energy and Fuels. 33, 5, p. 4089-4103 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbonates
  • Phosphates
  • Esters
  • Alcohols
  • calcium magnesium carbonate
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Iron sulfide inhibition and interaction with zinc and lead sulfides

  Al-Harbi, B. G., Graham, A. J. & Sorbie, K. S., Aug 2019, In: SPE Production and Operations. 34, 3, p. 551-563 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Zinc sulfide
  • Sulfides
  • Lead
  • Iron
  • Particle size

• Mobilization of by-passed oil by viscous crossflow in EOR processes

  Sorbie, K. S. & Skauge, A., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • mobilization
  • Oils
  • oil
  • polymer
  • Polymers
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Modelling the Transition between Immiscible and Miscible WAG

  Skauge, A., Sorbie, K. S. & Van Dijke, M. I. J., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Physics
  • physics
  • Solubility
  • miscibility
  • transition
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Numerical Study of Polymer Flow in Porous Media using Dynamic Pore Network Modelling

  Zamani, N., Cecilie Salmo, I., Sorbie, K. & Skauge, A., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Porous materials
  • porous medium
  • polymer
  • Polymer solutions
  • Polymers
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Rigorous Carbonate and Sulfide Scale Predictions: What Really Matters?

  Ness, G. & Sorbie, K. S., 21 Nov 2019, In: Energy and Fuels. 33, 11, p. 10765–10774 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbonates
  • Sulfides
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Gas oils
  • Software packages
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The Effect of pH and Mineralogy on the Retention of Polymeric Scale Inhibitors on Carbonate Rocks for Application in Squeeze Treatments

  Jarrahian, K., Sorbie, K. S., Singleton, M. A., Boak, L. S. & Graham, A. J., May 2019, In: SPE Production and Operations. 34, 2, p. 344-360 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of field measurements and data-handling procedures on carbonate- And sulfide-scale prediction

  Ness, G. & Sorbie, K. S., May 2019, In: SPE Production and Operations. 34, 2, p. 361-372 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Data handling
  • Sulfides
  • Carbonates
  • Alkalinity
  • Calcium carbonate
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of H₂S on carbonate scaling risk. A field case study

  Ness, G., Sorbie, K., Lugo, N. & Kelly, C., 8 Apr 2019, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193583-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Water
  • Productivity
• 2018

  Analytical Solutions of a One-Dimensional Linear Model Describing Scale Inhibitor Precipitation Treatments

  Sorbie, K. S. & Stamatiou, A., Jun 2018, In: Transport in Porous Media. 123, 2, p. 271–287 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Precipitates
  • Adsorption
  • Barium sulfate
  • Barium Sulfate
  • Produced Water
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  42 Downloads (Pure)

• A new approach to combined sulfide- and carbonate-scale predictions applied to different field scenarios

  Ness, G., Sorbie, K. S., Singleton, M. A., Silva, D., Hinrichsen, C., Wang, Q. & Chang, F. F., 1 Aug 2018, In: SPE Production and Operations. 33, 3, p. 498-508 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sulfide
  • carbonate
  • prediction
  • oil well
  • separator

• Carbonate and sulphide scale prediction modelling in auto-scaling processes: Procedure for the calculation of reservoir fluid compositions and scale profiles in production systems using topside data

  Silva, D. J., Sorbie, K. S., Ness, G. & Mackay, E. J., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190711-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Sulfides
  • fluid composition
  • production system
  • sulfide
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Development of an UV-Vis spectrophotometric method for accurate determination of aqueous sulphides in exotic scale studies

  Alduailej, Y., Boak, L. S., Alharbi, B., Graham, A. J., Sorbie, K. S., Oduro, H., Alkhaldi, M. & Alqathami, S., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190702-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Sulfides
  • sulfide
  • absorbance
  • Copper
  • brine
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental investigation of hydrogen sulfide scavenging capacities and mechanisms in iron-bearing minerals

  Graham, A., Singleton, M., Salleh, I. K., Khairuddin, K., Ibrahim, J. & Sorbie, K., 18 Sep 2018, 1st EAGE/IFPEN Conference on Sulfur Risk Management in Exploration and Production. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • siderite
  • Scavenging
  • Hydrogen Sulfide
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • hydrogen sulfide
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Impact of polymer EOR and salinity on barium sulphate scale risk

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190724-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Barium sulfate
  • Barium Sulfate
  • Enhanced recovery
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • barium
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction of kinetic effects into the thermodynamic modelling of CaCO₃ scale precipitation

  Silva, D. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190737-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Calcite
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Thermodynamics
  • thermodynamics
  • kinetics
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Iron sulphide inhibition and interaction with zinc and lead sulphide

  Al-Harbi, B. G., Graham, A. J. & Sorbie, K. S., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190743-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • zinc sulfide
  • lead sulfide
  • Zinc sulfide
  • Sulfides
  • iron sulfide
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Laboratory investigation of zinc and lead sulphide inhibition

  Al-Harbi, B. G., Graham, A. J. & Sorbie, K. S., 7 Feb 2018, SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, 7-9 February, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-189572-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Zinc sulfide
  • Sulfides
  • inhibitor
  • Lead
  • zinc
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Rigorous carbonate and sulphide scale predictions: What really matters?

  Ness, G. & Sorbie, K. S., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190726-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Sulfides
  • sulfide
  • carbonate
  • software
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The analysis of compositional effects on global flow regimes in CO₂ near-miscible displacements in heterogeneous systems

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., 2018, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190273-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Oils
  • fingering
  • channeling
  • Recovery
  • oil
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The Effect of pH and Mineralogy on the Retention of Polymeric Scale Inhibitors on Carbonate Rocks for Precipitation Squeeze Treatments

  Jarrahian, K., Sorbie, K. S., Singleton, M. A., Boak, L. S. & Graham, A. J., 7 Feb 2018, SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, 7-9 February, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-189519-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Mineralogy
  • Carbonates
  • carbonate rock
  • Adsorption
  • inhibitor
• 2017

  A rigorous general workflow for accurate prediction of carbonate and sulphide scaling profiles in oil and gas wells

  Verri, G., Sorbie, K. S. & Silva, D., Jul 2017, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 156, p. 673-681 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • oil well
  • gas well
  • sulfide
  • carbonate
  • prediction
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  158 Downloads (Pure)

• A systematic investigation of factors affecting the formation of zinc sulfide (ZnS)

  Graham, A. J., Singleton, M. A., Sorbie, K. S. & Collins, I. R., 1 Aug 2017, In: SPE Production and Operations. 32, 3, p. 314-324 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Zinc sulfide
  • Brines
  • Zinc
  • Sulfides
  • Ions
  3 Citations (Scopus)