Thermodynamic Micellization Model of Asphaltene Precipitation from Petroleum Fluids

AIChE Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1753-1764

  Victorov, Alexey I ^a,b   Firoozabadi, Abbas ^a  

^a RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICELLES; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ASPHALTENE; DILUTE SOLUTIONS; FUGACITY; MICELLIZATION; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATION OF STATE; PETROLEUM FLUIDS; SOLUBILIZATION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

FLUIDS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0030175108     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690420626     Document Type: Article

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