Prediction of asphaltene precipitation by the extended Flory-Huggins model using the modified Esmaeilzadeh-Roshanfekr equation of state

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Nourbakhsh, H ^a   Yazdizadeh, M ^a   Esmaeilzadeh, F ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asphaltene precipitation; Differential evolution method; Flory Huggins theory; Interaction parameter; M ER EOS; Solubility parameter

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION METHOD; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; M-ER EOS; SOLUBILITY PARAMETER;

CRUDE OIL; EQUATIONS OF STATE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OIL WELLS; OPERATING COSTS; PETROLEUM REFINING; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TUBING; WASHING;

ASPHALTENES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASPHALTENE; CORRELATION; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; EQUATION OF STATE; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRESSURE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 82655180738     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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