Prediction of asphaltene self-precipitation in dead crude oil

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 583-586

  Bayat, M ^a   Sattarin, M ^a   Teymouri, M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; HEPTANE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; SELF-PRECIPITATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 39049090036     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef700536z     Document Type: Article

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