Modeling asphaltene phase behavior: Comparison of methods for flow assurance studies

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2611-2620

  Zhang, Xiaohong ^a   Pedrosa, Nuno ^a   Moorwood, Tony ^a  

^a Unit 4   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PHASE; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; ASPHALTENE STABILITY; COMPARISON OF METHODS; CUBIC PLUS ASSOCIATIONS; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; ECONOMICAL IMPACT; FLOW ASSURANCE; GAS INJECTION; LIVE OIL; OIL COMPOSITION; PC-SAFT; PERTURBED-CHAIN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATING FLUID THEORIES; POLYDISPERSES; SURFACE FACILITIES;

ENERGY RESOURCES; FUELS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84861707574     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201383r     Document Type: Conference Paper

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