Properties of Venezuelan Asphaltenes in the Bulk and Dispersed State

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 563-571

  Rodriguez Abreu, Carlos ^a,b   Delgado Linares, José G ^c   Bullon, Johnny ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

asphaltene; crude oil emulsion; interfacial tension; X ray diffraction; zeta potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951127799     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.55.563     Document Type: Article

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