Molecular-thermodynamic framework for asphaltene-oil equilibria

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1188-1199

  Wu, Jianzhong ^a,b   Prausnitz, John M ^a   Prausnitz, J M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFIN SEDIMENTATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ASPHALTENE; DISPERSION FORCE INTERACTIONS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

EID: 0032070018     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440516     Document Type: Article

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