Effect of Aging on the Removal of Asphaltene Deposits with Aromatic Solvent

Surface deposition of destabilized colloidal particles of asphaltenes poses a serious and costly problem during petroleum production. Remediation of asphaltene-fouled well bore and surface facilities is often undertaken by flowing aromatic solvent to remove deposited films. However, little is known...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 35(2019), 37 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 11995-12008
1. Verfasser: Campen, Sophie Margaret (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Moorhouse, Saul J, Wong, Janet S S
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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