Interrelationships between asphaltene precipitation inhibitor effectiveness, asphaltenes characteristics, and precipitation behavior during n-heptane (light paraffin hydrocarbon)-induced asphaltene precipitation

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1038-1048

  Ibrahim, Hussam H ^a   Idem, Raphael O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASPHALT; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HEPTANE; IRON; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION; TOLUENE;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; INHIBITION EFFICIENCY; NONYL PHENOL; PRECIPITATION INHIBITOR;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 4043111362     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0340460     Document Type: Article

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