A systematic and critical review of asphaltene adsorption from macroscopic to microscopic scale: Theoretical, experimental, statistical, intelligent, and molecular …

S Tazikeh, A Shafiei, T Yerkenov, A Abenov… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with
several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment …

Microscopic mechanism for electrocoalescence of water droplets in water-in-oil emulsions containing surfactant: A molecular dynamics study

N Li, Z Sun, Y Pang, Z Qi, W Liu, W Li, M Sun… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surfactant has distinctive effects on the coalescence of water droplets in water-in-oil (W/O)
emulsions under electric field. In an attempt to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying …

Dissipative particle dynamics simulation and experimental analysis of effects of Gemini surfactants with different spacer lengths on stability of emulsion systems

D Han, J Mao, J Zhao, H Zhang, D Wang, H Cao… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the effects of the structure of surfactants on the interfacial properties and
dynamic processes of emulsions is critical for the rational design and selection of surfactants …

Molecular dynamics study on the mechanism of graphene oxide to destabilize oil/water emulsion

T Lan, H Zeng, T Tang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019 - ACS Publications
Previous experiments have demonstrated the capability of graphene oxide (GO) to
destabilize oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, although there are debates …

Separation of asphaltene-stabilized water in oil emulsions and immiscible oil/water mixtures using a hydrophobic cellulosic membrane

CF Medina-Sandoval, JA Valencia-Davila… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a two-step method to prepare a hydrophobic cellulosic membrane involving a
SiO 2 sol-gel process, to increase surface roughness, followed by grafting of …

Insights into the effect of water content on asphaltene aggregation behavior and crude oil rheology: A molecular dynamics simulation study

B Zhu, M Yang, Y Yan, J Zhong, J Li, Z Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the production and transportation of crude oils, the interaction between asphaltene
components and water is inevitable, significantly impacting asphaltene aggregation …

Intermolecular and surface forces at solid/oil/water/gas interfaces in petroleum production

L Zhang, L Xie, X Cui, J Chen, H Zeng - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many challenging issues are encountered along the petroleum production such as the
wettability alteration of reservoir solids due to deposition of petroleum materials …

Molecular dynamics simulation of methane hydrate formation on metal surface with oil

M Zi, D Chen, G Wu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Microsecond molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the methane
hydrate formation on smooth and rough metal surface covered with water, light oil, and …

Understanding adsorption of violanthrone-79 as a model asphaltene compound on quartz surface using molecular dynamics simulations

T Lan, H Zeng, T Tang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018 - ACS Publications
A series of molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the adsorption of
violanthrone-79 (VO-79) as a model asphaltene compound on quartz surface in different …

Quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics strategies to investigate self-aggregation of Quinolin-65

J Kondori, S Tazikeh, JS Amin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphaltene is the heaviest and most polar component of the crude oil. Asphaltene
precipitation and deposition results in some adverse processes in both upstream and …