Asphaltene deposition in the reservoirs, tubbing, and surface facilities causes serious flow
assurance problems with significant economic implications. Asphaltene flow assurance …

Asphaltenes, complex aromatic compounds from various carbonaceous sources, could be
obtained by solvent dissolution, filtration and adsorption. It was difficult to clarify the …

Asphaltene finds a distinguished position in current research on liquid and solid
hydrocarbon fuels due to its self-aggregating nature. The presence of asphaltene in crude …

Oil industry suffers from flow assurance problems that occur both in upstream and
downstream operations. One of the common flow assurance issues arises from precipitation …

Though asphalt pavement is widely used in highway tunnels, the flammability of the asphalt
pavement is still one significant topic for an in-depth study due to the serious consequences …

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy experiments were applied to obtain detailed information on the hydrocarbon …

In crude oil production and processing, asphaltene aggregation followed by precipitation is
a major problem for the oil industry as it causes deactivation of catalysts, blocking pipelines …

Asphaltenes can be considered like the 'bad guys 'when heavy petroleum are transported or
upgraded. These compounds are not classified by the their chemical structures but by the …

The structural parameters and average molecular structures of the asphaltenes obtained
from the Aguacate oilfield, located in the Golden Lane of Mexico, have been investigated …

As the formation of asphaltene aggregates causes its deposition in various processes, exact
determination of the molecular and aggregate structure and mechanism of aggregate …