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1. Understanding Asphaltene Aggregation and Precipitation Through Theoretical and Computational Studies

Authors : Cuiying Jian, Tian Tang

Published in: New Frontiers in Oil and Gas Exploration

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Asphaltenes are known to cause serious problems during the processing of petroleum compounds due to their aggregation and precipitation behaviors. Despite the significant amount of experimental works that have been performed, large debates still exist in literature. Parallel with experimental work, great efforts have been spent from theoretical and computational perspectives to predict asphaltene behaviors under given conditions, to provide atomic/molecular information on their aggregation as well as precipitation, and to further shed lights on existing debates. This chapter presents a detailed review of previous theoretical and computational works on asphaltene aggregation and precipitation. Theoretical models developed, systems simulated, and the key findings are summarized; and discrepancies among those works are highlighted.

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Metadata
Title
Understanding Asphaltene Aggregation and Precipitation Through Theoretical and Computational Studies
Authors
Cuiying Jian
Tian Tang
Copyright Year
2016
Book
New Frontiers in Oil and Gas Exploration

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-40122-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-40124-9

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40124-9_1