Bitumen, a product mostly used as a binder in road construction, has been subject of
numerous scientific investigations with the goal to optimise its function as an engineering …

We review the existing literature on asphaltenes at various types of interfaces: oil–water, air–
water, gas–oil and solid–liquid, with more emphasis on the oil–water interfaces. We address …

The Yen–Mullins model, also known as the modified Yen model, specifies the predominant
molecular and colloidal structure of asphaltenes in crude oils and laboratory solvents and …

Emulsions of oil droplets in water but more typically water droplets in oil are common in the
production, transportation, and refining of petroleum and related products. Emulsions of …

Previously, asphaltene science had been hindered by many significant uncertainties
regarding molecular weight, molecular structure, and nanocolloidal characteristics in …

The components of petroleum asphaltenes exhibit complex bridged structures comprising
sulfur, nitrogen, aromatic, and naphthenic groups linked by alkyl chains. These components …

We report classical atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of four structurally diverse
model asphaltenes, a model resin, and their respective mixtures in toluene or heptane under …

The nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion (NMRD) technique consists of measurement of
the magnetic-field dependence of the longitudinal nuclear-spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T 1 …

Asphalt is widely used in pavement constructions where it serves as a binder to bond the
aggregates together. The rheology of asphalt, which is an important consideration for …

Abstract Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have emerged as a distinct class of solvents with
unique properties and advantages over conventional Ionic Liquids (ILs) and organic …