With the ever increasing demand for energy to meet the needs of growth in population and
improvement in the living standards in particular in developing countries, the abundant …

This paper passes over the literature for residual oil characterization. The methods for
residual oil characterization are classified in: characterization based on physical and …

The precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes is a primary problem related to the
processing, transportation, and production of oil. Flocculation of asphaltene aggregates is …

Asphaltenes and resins make a major contribution for the formation of stable water-in-oil
emulsions during crude production, which could affect process operations and increase …

One major challenge often encountered during the production and transportation of crude oil
in petroleum industries is the formation of extremely stable emulsions. This problem is …

The injection of low-salinity brine enhances oil recovery by altering the mineral wettability in
carbonate reservoirs. However, the reported effectiveness of low-salinity water varies …

In the past four decades, many experimental studies have confirmed the systematic events
occurring at the so-called optimum formulation of surfactant–oil–water systems. At this …

Gas hydrates constitute a major flow assurance issue in the transportation of oil and gas
from the reservoir to the point of sale via pipelines. They can reduce or arrest the …

The work demonstrates the great potential of using a vanadyl porphyrin probe to study resin–
paraffin aggregation processes in oils. The dynamics and polarity of the local environment of …

Despite the existing literature, the mechanisms of asphaltenes aggregation, precipitation,
and adsorption/deposition in relation to the structural motifs of asphaltenes remains unclear …