Mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation in toluene-heptane mixtures

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Yudin, I K ^a   Nikolaenko, G L ^a   Gorodetskii, E E ^a   Kosov, V I ^a   Melikyan, V R ^a   Markhashov, E L ^a   Frot, D ^b   Briolant, Y ^b  

^a OIL AND GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation kinetics; Asphaltenes; Light scattering

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DIFFUSION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICELLES; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY; TOLUENE;

ASPHALTENES; DIFFUSION LIMITED AGGREGATION (DLA); PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY (PCS); REACTION LIMITED AGGREGATION (RLA); SMOLUCHOWSKI METHOD;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 0032099733     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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