Asphaltene aggregation from vacuum residue and its content of inorganic particles

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1055-1066

  Sanchez Berna A C ^d   Camacho Moran, V ^d   Romero Guzman E T ^a   Jose Yacaman M ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aggregation asphaltenes; Inorganic particles; Scanning electron microscopy; Vacuum residue

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; FLOCCULATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AGGREGATION ASPHALTENES; COLLOIDAL STRUCTURE; INORGANIC PARTICLES; VACUUM RESIDUE;

ASPHALT;

EID: 33748506491     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-200053891     Document Type: Article

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