Thermodynamic properties of asphaltenes through computer assisted structure elucidation and atomistic simulations. 1. Bulk Arabian light asphaltenes

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 877-899

  Diallo, Mamadou S ^a,b   Strachan, Alejandro ^a,d   Faulon, Jean Loup ^c   Goddard, William A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Howard University   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ARABIAN LIGHT (AL); COMPUTER ASSISTED STRUCTURE; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE OSMOMETRY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 3843075244     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-120040254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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