Application of a regular solution-based model to asphaltene precipitation from live oils

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 528-538

  Tharanivasan, Asok Kumar ^a,b   Yarranton, Harvey W ^a   Taylor, Shawn D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; AVERAGE MOLAR MASS; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; DEAD-OIL; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; EFFECTIVE DENSITY; GULF OF MEXICO; IDEAL MIXING; LIVE OIL; MASS FRACTION; MODEL INPUTS; N-ALKANES; N-HEPTANES; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; PRESSURE DATA; REGULAR SOLUTION; SARA FRACTIONS; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS;

CRUDE OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARAFFINS; RESINS; SOLUBILITY;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 79951904121     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101076z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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