A comprehensive review on the recent advances on the petroleum asphaltene aggregation
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 …
hydrocarbon fuels due to its self-aggregating nature. The presence of asphaltene in crude …
Deciphering structure and aggregation in asphaltenes: hypothesis-driven design and development of synthetic model compounds
DE Scott, M Schulze, JM Stryker… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Asphaltenes comprise the heaviest and least understood fraction of crude petroleum. The
asphaltenes are a diverse and complex mixture of organic and organometallic molecules in …
asphaltenes are a diverse and complex mixture of organic and organometallic molecules in …
Unraveling the molecular structures of asphaltenes by atomic force microscopy
Petroleum is one of the most precious and complex molecular mixtures existing. Because of
its chemical complexity, the solid component of crude oil, the asphaltenes, poses an …
its chemical complexity, the solid component of crude oil, the asphaltenes, poses an …
Advances in asphaltene science and the Yen–Mullins model
OC Mullins, H Sabbah, J Eyssautier… - Energy & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The Yen–Mullins model, also known as the modified Yen model, specifies the predominant
molecular and colloidal structure of asphaltenes in crude oils and laboratory solvents and …
molecular and colloidal structure of asphaltenes in crude oils and laboratory solvents and …
Mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation: puzzles and a new hypothesis
In petroleum science, asphaltenes are well-known as the most refractory fraction of crude oil
and remain infamous for problems in production, transportation, and refining processes …
and remain infamous for problems in production, transportation, and refining processes …
Impact of nanotechnology on enhanced oil recovery: A mini-review
The major challenges facing oil production during/after secondary recovery include oil
entrapment by water and high water mobility. Hence, currently, Enhanced Oil Recovery …
entrapment by water and high water mobility. Hence, currently, Enhanced Oil Recovery …
Supramolecular assembly model for aggregation of petroleum asphaltenes
The components of petroleum asphaltenes exhibit complex bridged structures comprising
sulfur, nitrogen, aromatic, and naphthenic groups linked by alkyl chains. These components …
sulfur, nitrogen, aromatic, and naphthenic groups linked by alkyl chains. These components …
Overview of asphaltene nanostructures and thermodynamic applications
Previously, asphaltene science had been hindered by many significant uncertainties
regarding molecular weight, molecular structure, and nanocolloidal characteristics in …
regarding molecular weight, molecular structure, and nanocolloidal characteristics in …
Distributed properties of asphaltene nanoaggregates in crude oils: A review
MR Gray, HW Yarranton, ML Chacon-Patino… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …
the rest of the oil but differ in the formation of nanoaggregates in solution. The nature of the …
Lessons learned from a decade-long assessment of asphaltenes by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry and implications for complex mixture analysis
Recent advances in instrumentation for high-field Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance
mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) have enabled access to∼ 70 000 unique molecular …
mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) have enabled access to∼ 70 000 unique molecular …