Interactions between mica surfaces across crude oil and asphaltene solutions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3660-3665

  Vuillaume, Kathy ^a   Giasson, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED LAYERS; CRUDE OIL; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; DISSOLVED WATERS; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; MICA SURFACES; SURFACE FORCES APPARATUS; SURFACE-ACTIVE MOLECULES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DISSOLUTION; MICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 63049117074     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp806298a     Document Type: Article

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