A new thermodynamic model for the prediction of asphaltene precipitation in crude oil

It has been proved that asphaltene precipitation is a difficult problem to define and study. Precipitation of these complex and heavy organic compounds can cause serious problems in crude oil production and transportation, residual oil processing and heavy oil combustion. Several theories have been...

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Main Authors: Alireza Fazlali, Sayedmohsen Hosseini, Gholamreza Pazuki, Esmaeel Khosrobeigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2010-01-01
Series:Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
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Online Access:http://www.rdoapp.psu.ac.th/html/sjst/journal/31-6/0125-3395-31-6-665-668.pdf