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

Unconventional heavy oil ores (UHO) have been considered an important part of petroleum
resources and an alternative source of chemicals and energy supply. Due to the …

The molecules in petroleum asphaltenes follow a molecular structure continuum similar to
the rest of the oil but differ in the formation of nanoaggregates in solution. The nature of the …

Carbonate reservoirs are made up of predominantly calcite and dolomite minerals and hold
significant hydrocarbon reserves globally. However, the production from carbonate …

Multiscale characterization of asphaltenes and their extrography fractions titrated with n-
heptane was performed. Chemical characterization via FT-ICR MS and GPC ICP HR-MS …

Thermal desorption and pyrolysis of various heavy oils and asphaltenes (precipitated with
different paraffinic solvents) were studied. For this purpose evolved gas analysis was …

The conventional definition of asphaltenes is based on their solubility in toluene and their
insolubility in heptane. We have utilized this definition to study the influence of partial charge …

Quantification of the formation of molecular complexes between simple organic aromatic
molecules is straightforward for pure components of definite composition; however, it …

The oil industry has been focused on bitumens and heavy oils due to the depletion of
petroleum reservoirs. For this reason, we studied the interfacial behavior comparison of films …

Asphaltenes are residual materials from the oil industry and are usually converted, after
exhaustive distillation, into coke and asphalt. However, conversion of asphaltenes into more …