Asphaltene Particles in Fossil Fuel Exploration, Recovery, Refining, and Production Processes

ISBN-13: 9780306447099 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 244 str.

Mahendra K. Sharma; Teh Fu Yen

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Proceedings of a symposium held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 1992. Papers are divided into four broad categories on bitumen and coal-derived asphaltenes, asphalt and asphaltene conversion, surface and colloidal aspects of asphaltenes, and thermodynamic and molecular aspects of asphaltenes. Discussi

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Bitumen and CoalDerived Asphaltenes: AsphalteneViscosity Relationship of Processed and Unprocessed Bitumen (A. Chakma et al.). Natural and Accelerated Aging of Bitumens (F.S. Choquest, A.F. Verhasselt). Asphalt and Asphaltene Conversion: Classification of Asphalt Types by Asphaltene Aromaticity (H.J. Lian, T.F. Yen). Sludge Formation During Heavy Oil Conversion (D.A. Storm et al.). Surface and Colloidal Aspects of Asphaltenes: Surface Activity and Dynamics of Asphaltenes (E.Y. Sheu et al.). Role of Asphaltenes in Recovering Heavy Oil through MicroBubble Generation (M.R. Islam, A. Chakma). Thermodynamic and Molecular Aspects of Asphaltenes: The Study of Molecular Attractions in the Asphalt System by Solubility Parameter (J.R. Lin, T.F. Yen). Solvation of Ratawi Asphaltenes in Vacuum Residue (D.A. Storm et al.). 10 additional articles. Index.