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The hydraulic fracturing technique remains essential to unlock fossil fuel from shale oil reservoirs. However, water imbibed by shale during hydraulic fracturing triggers environmental and technical challenges due to the low flowback water recovery. While it appears that the imbibition of fracturing...

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Main Authors: Fanghui Liu, Hui Yang, Ting Chen, Shanmeiyu Zhang, Danfeng Yu, Yongqiang Chen, Quan Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/5/1214