Sabrina Hocine

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Sabrina Hocine is a researcher specializing in chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR), with a particular focus on unlocking the potential of heavy oil reservoirs where traditional thermal methods like SAGD are impractical. Her work addresses a critical challenge in the energy sector: improving oil extraction from thin or geologically challenging reservoirs. Hocine’s major contributions center on the development and analysis of alkaline-free surfactant-polymer (SP) processes for heavy oil, a technique that avoids the scaling and precipitation issues associated with alkaline additives. Her most-cited paper, "Alkaline-Free Surfactant Polymer Process for Heavy Oil" (2014), with 20 citations, provides foundational insights into how polymer flooding and surfactants can be combined to mobilize viscous crude. A second key work, "New Insights on Chemical EOR Processes for Heavy Oil" (2014), with 6 citations, further explores the limited but promising applications of surfactants in this domain. Through her research, Hocine has helped advance chemical EOR as a viable alternative for heavy oil recovery, offering practical solutions for reservoirs where thermal methods fail. Her work is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the intersection of polymer science, surfactant chemistry, and petroleum engineering.