Interfacial and molecular interactions between fractions of heavy oil and surfactants in porous media: Comprehensive review
The oil production by the natural energy in oil reservoirs is decreasing gradually. Only 25–
30% of the world's reservoirs can be produced naturally, and different methods are …
30% of the world's reservoirs can be produced naturally, and different methods are …
A systematic and critical review of asphaltene adsorption from macroscopic to microscopic scale: Theoretical, experimental, statistical, intelligent, and molecular …
Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with
several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment …
several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment …
Alternation of asphaltene binding arrangement in the presence of chemical inhibitors: Molecular dynamics simulation strategy
Asphaltene deposition is one of the challenging issues in petroleum production and
transportation. Chemical inhibitors are commonly employed to mitigate the asphaltene …
transportation. Chemical inhibitors are commonly employed to mitigate the asphaltene …
Effect of solvent on the adsorption behavior of asphaltene on silica surface: A molecular dynamic simulation study
In recent years, the hybrid thermal-solvent process has been widely applied to improve the
recovery performance of steam injection processes in heavy oil reservoirs. In this paper, the …
recovery performance of steam injection processes in heavy oil reservoirs. In this paper, the …
Molecular dynamics simulations of asphaltene aggregation under different conditions
The formation of organic sediments, especially asphaltene in reservoirs, wells and
equipment, has a harmful effect on the oil production economy, which reduces oil production …
equipment, has a harmful effect on the oil production economy, which reduces oil production …
Effect of the heteroatom presence in different positions of the model asphaltene structure on the self-aggregation: MD and DFT study
A Ekramipooya, FM Valadi, A Farisabadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of heteroatoms including nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur were added to
different positions of the model asphaltene structure to study the effect of the heteroatom …
different positions of the model asphaltene structure to study the effect of the heteroatom …
New Molecular Insights into Aggregation of Pure and Mixed Asphaltenes in the Presence of n-Octylphenol Inhibitor
Asphaltene stability can be perturbed during the oil production and transportation, leading to
asphaltene precipitation and deposition. Chemical inhibitors are usually added to the oil …
asphaltene precipitation and deposition. Chemical inhibitors are usually added to the oil …
Molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the effect of polythiophene-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles on asphaltene precipitation
Asphaltene precipitation is one of crucial problems in oil industry that negatively affects oil
production, transportation, and processing, imposing high costs. In recent years, numerous …
production, transportation, and processing, imposing high costs. In recent years, numerous …
Dissipative particle dynamics to study asphaltenes and surfactants interactions at the oil–water interface
H Jiang, X Liu, C Liang, Z Wang, Y Jia - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy oil is an important unconventional oil resource, but its high viscosity and complex
composition make them difficult to transport. Heavy oil-in-water emulsion transportation is …
composition make them difficult to transport. Heavy oil-in-water emulsion transportation is …
Control of asphaltene deposition by chemical inhibitors in calcite pore: molecular dynamics approach
A Ghamartale, S Zendehboudi… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Asphaltene deposition is a major problem during oil production and transportation that
imposes extra treatment costs and reduces oil production. Historically, various chemical …
imposes extra treatment costs and reduces oil production. Historically, various chemical …