Advances in high-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry
(FT-ICR MS) enable molecular-level characterization of ultracomplex asphaltene samples …

Compositional analysis of crude oils is very important along the entire value chain of the oil
industry, from upstream to midstream and downstream operations. An essential step of this …

To further understand the aging and regeneration of bitumen at component level,
physicochemical and rheological properties of bituminous components were investigated …

Petroleum is a crucial energy resource that is massively consumed worldwide in the
transport, industrial, and agricultural sectors. The hydrocarbon processing industry has a …

Asphalt binder is a complex compound comprising a diverse and intricate range of
hydrocarbons which makes it difficult to accurately ascertain its chemical structure. This …

It is generally recognized in current research that asphalt binder is composed of four
components, ie, saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes, and the physicochemical …

The crystalline wax in asphalt binder has obvious influence on the low temperature
performance of the asphalt pavement, and it is essential to adopt an accurate and efficient …

Molecular dynamic (MD) simulation was applied to evaluate the mobility, diffusivity and
partitioning of SARA (saturates, aromatics, resins, asphaltenes) fractions of heavy crude oil …

In this contribution, we use high-resolution mass spectrometry to unveil the molecular
composition of occluded compounds inside Colombian asphaltenes macrostructures. We …

SARA analysis is widely used to separate crude oil components to saturate, aromatic, resin,
and asphaltene fractions. Despite the continuous improvement of the current methods, they …