Characterization of polarity-based asphaltene subfractions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-110

  Wattana, Piyarat ^a   Fogler, H Scott ^a   Yen, Andrew ^b   Del Carmen García, María ^c   Carbognani, Lante ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BAKER PETROLITE   (United States)

^c PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITS; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; PERMITTIVITY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VOLUME FRACTION;

ASPHALTENE STABILITY; ASPHALTENE SUBFRACTIONS; ORGANIC SOLID DEPOSITS; POLARITY BASED ASPHALTENE; STABLE CRUDE OILS; UNSTABLE CRUDE OILS;

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES;

EID: 13444257922     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0499372     Document Type: Article

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