Comprehensive review on heavy-oil emulsions: Colloid science and practical applications
J Lee, T Babadagli - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy oil, commonly defined by high density, viscosity, and heavy components
distinguishing it from light oil, has a peculiar nature with respect to emulsification. In this …
distinguishing it from light oil, has a peculiar nature with respect to emulsification. In this …
A comprehensive review of recent advances on surfactant architectures and their applications for unconventional reservoirs
A Omari, R Cao, Z Zhu, X Xu - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The depletion of conventional resources and steady increase in the global oil demands has
led to the shift of attention to the unconventional resources which are difficult to extract due …
led to the shift of attention to the unconventional resources which are difficult to extract due …
Deciphering structure and aggregation in asphaltenes: hypothesis-driven design and development of synthetic model compounds
DE Scott, M Schulze, JM Stryker… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Asphaltenes comprise the heaviest and least understood fraction of crude petroleum. The
asphaltenes are a diverse and complex mixture of organic and organometallic molecules in …
asphaltenes are a diverse and complex mixture of organic and organometallic molecules in …
Molecular interactions between asphaltene and surfactants in a hydrocarbon solvent: application to asphaltene dispersion
Heavy oil and bitumen supply the vast majority of energy resources in Canada. Different
methods can be implemented to produce oil from such unconventional resources …
methods can be implemented to produce oil from such unconventional resources …
Non-covalent π-stacking interactions between asphaltene and porphyrin in bitumen
In recent years, the dominant organizing role of non-covalent π-stacking interactions in the
association of asphaltenes and porphyrins was criticized and replaced with cooperative …
association of asphaltenes and porphyrins was criticized and replaced with cooperative …
Effect of microwave irradiation on the viscosity of crude oil: A view at the molecular level
H Shang, Y Yue, J Zhang, J Wang, Q Shi… - Fuel Processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
The increase in global energy demand and decrease in easily extractable light crude oil has
generated a growing interest in heavy oil exploitation. However, the high viscosity of heavy …
generated a growing interest in heavy oil exploitation. However, the high viscosity of heavy …
Structure and millisecond pyrolysis behavior of heavy oil and its eight group-fractions on solid base catalyst
J Zhang, N Niwamanya, C Gao, DT Sekyere, A Barigye… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
To understand the millisecond pyrolysis behavior of heavy oil over solid base catalyst from
the near-molecular level and the relationship between the structural composition and the …
the near-molecular level and the relationship between the structural composition and the …
An insight into molecular weight distributions of asphaltene and asphalt using Gel Permeation Chromatography
M Nikookar, MR Omidkhah, GR Pazuki… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphaltene and asphalte precipitations during production, transportation and processing of
crude oil are one of the problems in the oil industry. The amount and characteristics of these …
crude oil are one of the problems in the oil industry. The amount and characteristics of these …
High resolution nanoscale chemical analysis of bitumen surface microstructures
AN Koyun, J Zakel, S Kayser, H Stadler, FN Keutsch… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Surface microstructures of bitumen are key sites in atmospheric photo-oxidation leading to
changes in the mechanical properties and finally resulting in cracking and rutting of the …
changes in the mechanical properties and finally resulting in cracking and rutting of the …
Investigations on asphaltene aggregate formation by high-field diffusion NMR and low-field ghost solvent NMR relaxometry
S Ok, M Fernandes, MA Sabti - Journal of Dispersion Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aggregation of asphaltenes remains a scientific challenge. In the present contribution, at
first, transverse magnetization relaxation (T2) data from low-field NMR measurements of the …
first, transverse magnetization relaxation (T2) data from low-field NMR measurements of the …