Asphaltene is the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oils, which is usually defined as
a solubility class, soluble in light aromatics, benzene and toluene, and insoluble in paraffins …

Asphaltene precipitation and its subsequent deposition is one of the major flow assurance
problems of oil industry. This issue could arise in upstream and downstream sectors. There …

Asphaltene aggregation is a serious issue in the oil industry that negatively affects the
production, transportation, and exploitation of oil, causing considerable costs. In the past few …

The problem of predicting small molecule-polymer compatibility is relevant to many areas of
chemistry and pharmaceutical science but particularly drug delivery. Computational …

An accurate prediction of well flowing bottom-hole pressure (FBHP) is highly needed in
petroleum engineering applications such as for the field production optimization, cost per …

An overview of the theoretical/computational methods that allow the study of the
thermodynamic stability of the polymer blends for photovoltaics is provided. After discussing …

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 …

To obtain the high-quality crude oil from the surface processing plants, oil and gas
separation plants parameters need to be optimized, by minimizing the intermediate …

Current oil prices and global financial situations underline the need for the best engineering
practices to recover remaining hydrocarbons. A good understanding of the elastic behavior …

For many years, miscible gas injection has been the most beneficial enhanced oil recovery
method in the oil and gas industry. However, injecting a miscible gas to displace oil often …