Methodology for the characterization and modeling of asphaltene precipitation from heavy oils diluted with n-alkanes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1434-1441

  Akbarzadeh, Kamran ^a   Dhillon, Amandeep ^a   Svrcek, William Y ^a   Yarranton, Harvey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CHARACTERIZATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; BITUMENS; MOLAR MASS; MOLAR VOLUME; MOLE FRACTION; PSEUDO COMPONENTS; REGULAR SOLUTION MODEL;

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES;

EID: 4844231627     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef049956b     Document Type: Article

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