Modeling Asphaltene Precipitation-Part II: Comparative Study for Asphaltene Precipitation Curve Prediction Methods by Ali A. Ali, Ghassan H. Abdul-Majeed

Subjects: “…Asphaltene onset pressure…”
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Interaction and Adsorption of Hydrophobically Modified Polyacrylamide on Silica and Asphaltene Surfaces by Wenjie Zou, Zichuan Fang, Zhijun Zhang, Zhenzhen Lu

“…Our study indicates that HMPAM polymer has strong interaction with both silica and asphaltene. The adhesion force of HMPAM on silica was stronger than that on asphaltene surface. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Investigate the Interaction of Asphaltene and Oxide in Aggregate by Rui Li, Hui Du, Zepeng Fan, Jianzhong Pei

“…The molecular models are established for asphaltene and the four oxides, respectively, and the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was conducted for the four kinds of asphaltene-oxide system at different temperatures. …”
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The Removal of Phenol and Its Derivatives from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption on Petroleum Asphaltene by Omer El-Amin Ahmed Adam, Ammar Hani Al-Dujaili

“…This research describes the adsorption of phenol and o-substituted phenols and xylenol isomers on petroleum asphaltenes from aqueous solution. The results revealed that the adsorption equilibrium data were best fitted with the generalized and Freundlich isotherms. …”
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Structural Characterisation of Asphaltenes during Residue Hydrotreatment with Light Cycle Oil as an Additive by Yong-Jun Liu, Zhi-Feng Li

“…The average structural parameters of these asphaltenes, obtained from a combined method of element analysis, average molecular weight, X-ray diffraction, and NMR, demonstrate that, after hydrotreatment, the aromatic cores of the asphaltenes become more compact and smaller whereas the peripheral alkyl branches are decreased in number and shortened. …”
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Assessing the effect of deposited bitumen or asphaltenes on the nitrification process in the north saskatchewan river sediment by Nayereh Saborimanesh, Patricia Q. Tran, Md Hosnay Mobarok

“…This study aimed to (1) examine the effects of deposited bitumen (Bit) and asphaltene (Asp) on the North Saskatchewan River (NSR) water quality, focusing on organic carbon and nitrogen; (2) assess the impact of Bit or Asp on sedimentary nitrification; and (3) explore the response of the microbial community to Bit or Asp. …”
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Correlation between Asphaltene Stability in n-Heptane and Crude Oil Composition Revealed with Chemical Imaging by Anton A. Gabrienko, Velu Subramani, Oleg N. Martyanov, Sergei G. Kazarian

“…For each sample, the dynamics of asphaltene precipitation has been observed by applying this chemical imaging method. …”
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Experimental study on the simultaneous effect of smart water and clay particles on the stability of asphaltene molecule and emulsion phase by Mina Sadat Mahdavi, Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani

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Uncovering the Hydrocracking Efficiency of Iron-Based Catalysts: A Novel Approach to Asphaltene Transformation in Iranian Heavy Oil by Muzaffer Yaşar, Savaş Gürdal, Kadir Yılmaz

Subjects: “…asphaltene…”
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Combining zinc oxide nanoparticles with green and novel nanocomposites for enhanced oil recovery in porous media by considering asphaltene deposition and production parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

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Effect of CO2 Huff and Puff Rounds on Crude Oil Properties by Qionglin Shi, Sha Gong, Xiaoping Qin

“…At the same time, the content of paraffin and gum asphaltene in the produced crude oil is reduced. For oil wells with multiple rounds of CO2 huff and puff, colloidal asphaltene precipitation inhibitor and scavenger should be considered to reduce the impact of colloidal asphaltene on formation permeability and liquid supply capacity.…”
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Properties and Components of Recycled Engine Oil Bottom Rejuvenated Asphalt and Its Grey Relationship Analysis by Jin Li, Miaozhang Yu, Xinzhuang Cui, Wentong Wang

“…Therefore, the asphaltene content should be strictly controlled during the addition of REOB to rejuvenate aged asphalt.…”
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Influence of Aggregate and Asphalt Type on the Bond Strength between Asphalt and Aggregates and Its Self-Healing Properties by Xinli Gan, Wenli Zhang, Jie Li, Hui Tang, Peiyuan Zhong

“…Third, the asphalt was extracted into aromatic, saturated, colloidal, and asphaltene by an asphalt component separation test, and the bond strength between each asphalt component and aggregate was tested. …”
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Physical Properties, Chemical Structure, and Microstructure of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Recycled Material-Modified Asphalt by Peng Yang, Peiliang Cong, Hongjie Hao, Pengfei Xiong

“…An increase in the shearing/activation temperature and time increased the hydrogen bond content in the modified asphalt due to the rearrangement of the polyurethane’s molecular structure and the hydrogen bonds formed by the asphaltene and polyurethane molecules. Slender–irregular TPRM and “sea–island” and hilly and gulley structures were found in the modified asphalt matrix.…”
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Synthesis and Application of a Spirocompound as Clean Viscosity-Reducer for Crude Oil by Shijun Chen, Kang Zhao, Gang Chen, Li Bai, Lajun Feng

“…The multiphenyl groups can interact with asphaltene by π-π stacking, and the spirostructure can fix the stacking in different direction, which can prevent the agglomeration of wax crystals.…”
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Study on Ultraviolet Aging Performance of Composite Modified Asphalt Based on Rheological Properties and Molecular Dynamics Simulation by Mingxing Gao, Conghao Fan, Xinxin Chen, Meijian Li

“…When unaged, the modified asphalt has more asphaltenes than the matrix asphalt, and the change after UV aging is less than the matrix asphalt. …”
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Performance of Rejuvenated Asphalt and Mixtures with Waste Engine Oil Bottom and Liquid Styrene-Butadiene Rubber by Gang Zhou, Yi Tian, Liang Gong, Zhansheng Pang, Tianquan Chen

“…The AFM test showed that WEOB-S effectively dispersed the agglomerated bee-like wax crystals or macromolecular asphaltene structures in the aged asphalt, decreased the number and crests of the bee-like structures, and improved the microscopic uniformity, thus obtaining better macroscopic physical properties. …”
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Experimental Study on the Oil Recovery Performance of CO2 Huff-and-Puff Process in Fractured Tight Oil Reservoirs by Kun Qian, Yu Huang, Yanfeng He, Xiangji Dou, Xiaojun Wu

“…The effects of fracture length, soaking time, depressurization method, and asphaltene precipitation on the oil recovery performance of CO2 huff-and-puff process were evaluated, respectively. …”
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Influence of PPA on the Short-Term Antiaging Performance of Asphalt by Lining Gao, Nana Cai, Xiaohong Fu, Rui He, Honggang Zhang, Jiayin Zhou, Dongliang Kuang, Shaowen Liu

“…The component fractions show that PPA will cause the asphalt to transform from sol to gel and the main function of PPA in retarding asphalt aging is the dispersion of the agglomerates of asphaltene micelles by PPA.…”
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Application of synthesized Fe3O4@Gelatin nanoparticles on interfacial properties and enhanced oil recovery by Hossein Ghalenavi, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh, Mahin Schaffie, Saeid Norouzi-Apourvari

“…They enhance oil recovery by improving EOR mechanisms including decreasing interfacial tension (IFT), wettability alteration to water-wet, and preventing asphaltene precipitation. In this study, Fe3O4@Gelatin NPs were synthesized by a convenient and single-step method and then investigated for EOR purposes for the first time. …”
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