Crude oil characterization and regular solution approach to thermodynamic modeling of solid precipitation at low pressure

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 973-990

  Leelavanichkul, P ^a   Deo, M D ^b   Hanson, F V ^b  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Crude oil characterization; Solid precipitation; Thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRUDE OIL CHARACTERIZATION; SOLID PRECIPITATION; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 3843096041     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-120038721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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