Nanoparticles for inhibition of asphaltenes damage: Adsorption study and displacement test on porous media

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2899-2907

  Franco, Camilo A ^a   Nassar, Nashaat N ^b,c   Ruiz, Marco A ^a   Pereira Almao, Pedro ^b   Cortés, Farid B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; ADSORPTION STUDIES; CHEMICAL NATURE; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; FREUNDLICH MODELS; OIL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; ROCK PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; LASERS; NANOPARTICLES; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84879348220     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef4000825     Document Type: Article

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