Asphaltenes, as the heaviest and most polar fraction of petroleum, have been characterized
by various analytical techniques. A variety of fractionation methods have been carried out to …

252 literature sources and about 5000 crude oil assays were reviewed in this work. The
review has shown that the petroleum characterization can be classified in three categories …

Sulfur compounds have significant geochemical information, and the removal of sulfur from
petroleum products is one of the most important tasks in petroleum refining. However, it is a …

Regardless of many attempts to identify asphaltene and resin interfacial phenomena, the
complexity of their molecular structure increases the uncertainty about their interfacial …

This research aims to the microwave-assisted catalytic cracking of the asphaltene by using
nanoparticles of SiO 2, Al 2 O 3, clay, and ZnO acting as a nanocatalyst. The nanoparticle …

SARA analysis is widely used to separate crude oil components to saturate, aromatic, resin,
and asphaltene fractions. Despite the continuous improvement of the current methods, they …

Water flooding can create a transient heating effect that causes oil and water to self-emulsify.
This study sought to understand how this effect impacts crude oil's emulsifying properties by …

Effects of pressure on thermo-oxidative decomposition of different sources of n-C7
asphaltenes were investigated at high pressure using a thermogravimetric analyzer under …

For decades, asphaltene deposits have been one of the most common problems in the oil
industry in production, transportation, refining, processes, and storage. To find a solution …

This research is intended to investigate the effects of aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes on
the oxidation behavior of heavy crude oil. The results showed that aromatics had inhibition …