Catalytic cracking of waste polyethylene into wax-based warm-mix agent for optimizing rheological and mechanical properties of asphalt composites

P Duan, Y Han, W Cao, T Lei, Z Liu, Z Min… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
High value-added transformation of waste polyethylene with low recyclability and slow
degradation in nature has become increasingly prevalent. To achieve the viscosity-reducing …

Geochemical significance of the molecular and supramolecular structures of asphaltenes (a review)

NS Burdelnaya, LS Borisova, DA Bushnev… - Petroleum …, 2023 - Springer
This is a retrospective review of existing knowledge and major research areas related to the
structure of asphaltenes and their applicability in petroleum and organic geochemistry. The …

Experimental study on crude oil fouling in preheat exchangers at different operating conditions

S Kamalifar, SM Peyghambarzadeh, S Azizi… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fouling is one of the leading causes of energy loss in oil industry, particularly in preheat
exchangers of refineries and desalting units. For each day that an oil operation unit …

Effect of Reservoir Mineralogy on Asphaltene Structure and Remediation Strategy Efficiency

I Mohammed, D Al Shehri, M Mahmoud… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
For many years, formation damage caused by asphaltene precipitation and deposition has
been an issue. The most detrimental impacts are changes to wettability, permeability, and …

Catalytic activity of bimetallic nanoparticles based on iron and nickel sulfides for hydrogenolysis of heavy oil in case of Boca de Jaruco reservoir

AV Vakhin, FA Aliev, II Mukhamatdinov, SA Sitnov… - Molecular catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the transformation of heavy oil composition in porous media of
carbonate reservoir rocks under hydrothermal processes in the presence of transition metal …

Usage of the Y‐Rule and the Effect of the Occurrence of Heteroatoms (N, S) on the Frontier Molecular Orbitals Gap of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), and …

Y Ruiz‐Morales, F Alvarez‐Ramírez - ChemPhysChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding of the molecular‐and colloidal‐structure of asphaltenes has seen a
major progress; however, there are still issues that require answer. One of them is the …

Validation of Heteroatoms in Asphaltene Molecular Structures Obtained by Atomic Force Microscopy Using Electronic Transitions Calculations Combined with the Y …

GA Lugo-Hernández, Y Ruiz-Morales - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rendering accurate structural characterization of asphaltenes enhances our knowledge of
the chemical processes that occur in oil reservoirs. Furthermore, the establishment of …

Application of powder XRD to compute crystallite shape of cotton fibers from different countries

VV Manju, R Vadhiyar, R Somashekar - Nuclear and Particle Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The structural properties of the cotton fiber play a significant role to deliver the best product
to the consumer. In view of this, we attempted to obtain the structural properties of varieties …

Viscosity reduction mechanism of surface-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles in different types of heavy oil

C Wang, L Gao, M Liu, Y Nian, Q Shu, S Xia, Y Han - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
In-depth investigation of the viscosity reduction mechanism of nanoparticle viscosity
reducers in various heavy oil types holds key strategic significance for the rational …

The Synergic Effect of Brine Salinity and Dispersed Clay Particles on Water-in-Heavy Oil Emulsion: Insight into Asphaltene Structure and Emulsion Stability

MS Mahdavi, A Tajikmansori, AH Saeedi Dehaghani… - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
The research on enhancing oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs through low-salinity
waterflooding (LSWF) has been well-documented, while there have been few studies …