Asphaltene flocculation onset determinations for heavy crude oil and its implications

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1055-1072

  Gharfeh, Samir ^a   Yen, Andrew ^b   Asomaning, Sam ^b   Blumer, David ^a  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^b BAKER PETROLITE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Flocculation; Heavy oil; Solid detection system

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; DISSOLUTION; EXTRAPOLATION; FLOCCULATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MIXTURES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLVENTS; TITRATION; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ASPHALTENES; DILUENTS; SOLID DETECTION SYSTEM;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 3843111157     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-120038711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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