Table 2 For both passivations the diffusion coefficients for all the simulated cases are shown: Pure water, pure oil, oil with adsorbed water layer on the surface.

From: Improved oil recovery in nanopores: NanoIOR

Passivation

Region

Fluid

Fluid in the Nanopore

Pure oil

Pure water

Adsorbed water and oil

SiOH-Rich

1

Water

2.03 × 10−5

SiOH-Rich

2

Water

3.10 × 10−7

2.63 × 10−6

SiOH-Rich

1

Oil

1.35 × 10−5

1.94 × 10−6

SiOH-Rich

2

Oil

1.28 × 10−7

SiOSi-Rich

1

Water

1.79 × 10−5

SiOSi-Rich

2

Water

7.70 × 10−7

4.01 × 10−7

SiOSi-Rich

1

Oil

7.39 × 10−6

1.11 × 10−5

SiOSi-Rich

2

Oil

1.43 × 10−7

  1. All the values are diffusion coefficients with cm2/s units. The region 1 is from the center of the nanopore up to the inner radius. The region 2 is for radius bigger than the inner radius.