Asphaltene deposition in the reservoirs, tubbing, and surface facilities causes serious flow
assurance problems with significant economic implications. Asphaltene flow assurance …

The defiling characteristics of petroleum-based mineral oil (MO) release toxic pollutants and
have carcinogenic effects on life on earth. Discontinuing MO applications in transformers …

Theoretically clarifying the sources of viscosity of heavy oil is an essential premise for
achieving effective exploitation and viscosity reduction. However, the complicated …

Most of the unconventional fossil fuel reserves consist of heavy crude oil. Crude oil is
transported through pipelines, land, and cargo tankers. It loses its ability to flow below its …

Formation damage issues create significant challenges to reservoir oil production.
Asphaltene deposition and its aggregation in oil reservoirs is one of the common concerns …

Unconventional crude oil and offshore oilfield extraction often lead to the formation of stable
oil–water emulsions with high mineralization, posing significant threats to environmental …

Asphaltenes have a tendency toward aggregation, leading to a series of problems (eg,
coking) in the field of refining or other oil utilization and making the development of a …

The stabilization of heavy oil plays an important role in the aggregation of asphaltene and
resin molecules. Many experiments have been carried out to study the complex aggregation …

Inorganic scaling is a phenomenon of common occurrence both in nature and in industrial
operations. In general, its effects can be highly detrimental for the oil industry, as fouling can …

Mechanism of asphaltene disaggregation by alkylated treatment was revealed
experimentally and theoretically. Significant increases both in inter-sheet distance and …