Experimental determination of interfacial tension and miscibility of the CO2-crude oil system; Temperature, pressure, and composition effects

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-69

  Hemmati Sarapardeh, Abdolhossein ^a   Ayatollahi, Shahab ^a   Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Masihi, Mohsen ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; AXISYMMETRIC DROP SHAPE ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANS; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; VANISHING INTERFACIAL TENSIONS;

ASPHALTENES; CRUDE OIL; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESINS; SOLUBILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84892604106     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: 15205134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je400811h     Document Type: Article

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