Asphaltenes: Fundamentals, Applications and Future Developments

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Suzanne R. Pittman (Editor)

Series: Petroleum Science and Technology
BISAC: TEC047000

Asphaltenes are non-crystalline, brittle, and black solids. At high temperatures they can polymerize, and convert into coke or asphaltic residue. As they do not show a fixed boiling point temperature, it is impossible to measure their enthalpy of vaporization by direct means. This book provides current research on the fundamentals, applications and future developments of asphaltenes. Chapter One presents an overview of the main properties of the crude oil (crude) asphaltenes, the problems that these dimly-understood solubility class of chemical compounds may create during the production, transportation and refining processes, and the recent efforts that have been made to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the molecular architecture and aggregation mechanisms presented by these compounds. Chapter Two examines asphaltenes and crude oil fouling. Chapter Three reviews thermal degradation of asphaltene by Micro Scale Sealed Vessel (MSSV) pyrolysis. Chapter Four aims to develop magnetite-silica nanoparticles with a core-shell structure to inhibit the formation damage caused by asphaltenes. Chapter Five evaluates surface changes in CAP 30/45 (asphalt cement, penetration grade 30/45) and paraffin films obtained through spin coating and aged by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Chapter Six investigates the factors that affect the breakthrough time process of CO2 injection, using a 2D mathematical model for immiscible injection of carbon dioxide which was developed in the formation of Ilam in one of the oil fields in Iran. (Imprint: Nova)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Asphaltenes: These Still Dimly-Understood Molecules
Luiz C. C Marques and Marcia C. K. Oliveira (Petrobras Flow Assurance and Artificial Lift Group, and others)

Chapter 2. Asphaltenes and Crude Oil Fouling
Marappa Gounder Ramasamy and Zubair Ahmed Chandio (Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak D.R., Malaysia, and others)

Chapter 3. Thermal Degradation of Asphaltene by MSSV Pyrolysis: Determining Original Biomarkers from Severely Biodegraded Oils
André Luiz Durante Spigolon, Rosane Alves Fontes, Regina Binotto, Tais Freitas da Silva, José Roberto Cerqueira, and Diego Fernando Garcia (Petrobras Research & Development Center (CENPES), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Palynofacies & Organic Facies Laboratory (LAFO), Brazil, and others)

Chapter 4. Magnetite-Silica Nanoparticles with a Core-Shell Structure for Inhibiting the Formation Damage Caused by the Precipitation/Deposition of Asphaltene
Stefanía Betancur, Camilo A. Franco and Farid B. Cortés (Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia, and others)

Chapter 5. Evaluation of the Aging of Asphalt Binder Modified with Paraffins by Ultraviolet Irradiation: A Study Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Bianca Pizzorno Backx, Renata Antoun Simão and Erico Rodrigues Dourado (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Pólo Xerém, Brazil, and others)

Chapter 6. Modeling Immiscible CO2 Injection in Heavy Oil Reservoir: Prediction of Breakthrough Time and Validation
Kazem Motahari, Sara Barati, Mahammad Nikookar, Morteza Sabeti, and Amir H. Mohammadi (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran, and others)

Index

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