but little is known about its influence on the aggregation of heavy oil asphaltenes which is
adverse for remediation. Molecular dynamic simulation was performed to characterize the co-
aggregation of asphaltenes (continental model and Violanthrone-79 model) with Leonardite
humic acid (LHA) at the toluene–water interface and in bulk water, respectively, to simulate
the transport of asphaltenes from oil to water. At the toluene–water interface, a LHA layer …