Heavy oil is an important unconventional oil resource, but its high viscosity and complex
composition make them difficult to transport. Heavy oil-in-water emulsion transportation is …

Asphaltenes are important components of crude oil that stabilize oil-water emulsions. Due to
their complex molecular nature, the connections between molecular structure and interfacial …

As complex hydrocarbon molecules, petroleum asphaltenes pose significant challenges in
the crude oil production, making them the focus of many investigations in the literature …

Upgrading vacuum residue (VR) is essential for efficient utilization of conventional oil, and
poor quality VR can cause catalyst deactivation, which is the primary problem that needs to …

In this study, we present the synthesis and characterization of a novel organic compound,(E)-
N'-(3-methoxybenzylidene)-2-(quinolin-8-yloxy) acetohydrazide. Our characterization …

The phenomenon of asphaltene association and aggregation in petroleum has an important
impact on the exploitation, upgrading, storage and transportation of petroleum (especially …