Dilatational Response of Soluble Asphaltene Nanoaggregate Clusters at the Oil/Water Interface

Asphaltenes strongly adsorb to oil/water interfaces, forming viscoelastic films that confer solid-like mechanical properties and stabilize crude oil emulsions. It has been suggested that asphaltenes form the most stable crude oil emulsions close to their onset point of precipitation, where mixtures...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - (2025) vom: 17. Okt.
Auteur principal: Pagán Pagán, Nataira M (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Marciel, Amanda B
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
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