Simplifying the thermodynamic modeling of asphaltenes in upstream operations

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1243-1247

  Correra, Sebastiano ^a   Merino Garcia, Daniel ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DILUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ASPHALTENE STABILITY; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 34250181379     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060371m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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