Critical nanoaggregate concentration of asphaltenes by direct-current (DC) electrical conductivity

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1201-1208

  Zeng, Huang ^a   Song, Yi Qiao ^a   Johnson, David L ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION NUMBERS; ALTERNATING CURRENTS; AQUEOUS-SALT SOLUTIONS; BODE PLOTS; CONDUCTION MEASUREMENTS; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DC CONDUCTIVITIES; DIRECT CURRENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRODE POLARIZATIONS; FREQUENCY RANGES; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; ION CONDUCTIONS; LINEAR REGIONS; LOW FREQUENCIES; MOLE FRACTIONS; NANOAGGREGATE CONCENTRATIONS; NYQUIST; PETROLEUM ASPHALTENES; REACTIVE IMPEDANCES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FULLERENES; MEASUREMENTS; RESINS; TOLUENE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 64249097066     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800781a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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