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 …

Unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have given
impetus for widespread application in various fields of science, including the oil industry …

Asphaltene stability can be perturbed during the oil production and transportation, leading to
asphaltene precipitation and deposition. Chemical inhibitors are usually added to the oil …

Precipitation and subsequent deposition of asphaltene in oil reservoirs may cause severe
flow assurance problems due to clogging/blocking of pore spaces and wettability alteration …

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are industrially promising solvents and posses numerous
applications in wide areas such as metal processing, synthesis media, synthesis of …

Deep Eutectic Solvents'(DESs) versatility has allowed, over the past few years, the broad
applicability of these solvents in several areas of knowledge, including in the oil industry …

This study aims to theoretically investigate the performance of an ionic liquid-based
hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (HDES), methyltrioctylammonium chloride: glycerol (1: 2) …

Precipitation of asphaltenes in porous media undesirably influences oil recovery due to pore
clogging and subsequent wettability alteration. This study reports, primarily, the potential …

Preventing asphaltene aggregation is one of the most severe technical challenges facing
the oil industry in all stages, from extraction to transportation and refining. Alkylphenols are …

Molecular dynamics simulations have been employed to investigate the effect of molecular
polydispersity on the aggregation of asphaltene. To make the large combinatorial space of …