Asphaltene is one of the polar and heavy fractions of crude oil that is complex from a
molecular perspective. For this reason, the interaction between asphaltene molecules and …

Petroleum industry is the mainstay of the economical enlargement of many nations. Most of
the market prices of all commodities are built on the cost of wide-range of petroleum …

Solid deposition during production, transport, and storage of crude oils leads to significant
technical problems and economic losses for the oil and gas industry. The thermodynamic …

Asphaltene adsorption on reservoir rock minerals causes wettability alteration and pore
plugging which subsequently reduces crude oil production. Also, it has a negative effect on …

Over the past few decades, development of innovative techniques for carbon capture and
storage (CCS) from power plant flue gas has become imperative due to substantial increase …

Prediction and control of the behavior of asphaltenes have always been one of the most
challenging topics in the oil and gas industry. To this aim, many attempts have been done so …

Determination of the molecular structure of asphaltenes, especially in their native
environment, is a formidable challenge in petroleum chemistry. Here we demonstrate that a …

In the last decade, there has been a swift development in several scientific research works in
which the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique has played a critical role in …

Wettability alterations, permeability reduction of reservoir rocks, and oil production decline
may occur as a consequence of asphaltene adsorption and deposition on the surfaces of oil …

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition is considered one of the prevailing issues during
carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas injection in gas enhanced oil recovery techniques, which leads to …