Effect of Resins and DBSA on Asphaltene Precipitation from Petroleum Fluids

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 470-479

  Goual, Lamia ^a   Firoozabadi, Abbas ^a  

^a RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; DBSA; Interactions; Petroleum; Precipitation; Resins

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BENZENE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

DIPOLE MOMENT; PETROLEUM FLUIDS;

RESINS;

DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; PENTANE; PETROLEUM; RESIN;

ASPHALTENE; CONCENTRATION; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION; RESIN;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRICITY; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 1642308179     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10041     Document Type: Article

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