On the size distribution of self-associated asphaltenes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5083-5106

  Yarranton, H W ^a   Ortiz, D P ^a   Barrera, D M ^a   Baydak, E N ^a   Barre L ^b   Frot, D ^b   Eyssautier, J ^b   Zeng, H ^c   Xu, Z ^c   Dechaine, G ^c   Becerra, M ^c   Shaw, J M ^c   McKenna, A M ^d   Mapolelo, M M ^d   Bohne, C ^e   Yang, Z ^e   Oake, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FOURIER TRANSFORM ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; INTERFACIAL ADSORPTION; SELECTIVE PRECIPITATION; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION; VAPOR PRESSURE OSMOMETRY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; NANOFILTRATION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84884512047     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef400729w     Document Type: Article

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