Asphaltene is the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oils, which is usually defined as
a solubility class, soluble in light aromatics, benzene and toluene, and insoluble in paraffins …

Water is an essential element contributing to human life. Evidence shows that only a portion
of the water from sewage/tailings is recovered in the consolidated tailings process. The …

Despite kerogen's importance as the organic backbone for hydrocarbon production from
source rocks such as gas shale, the interplay between kerogen's chemistry, morphology and …

Asphaltene adsorption at solid surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon that begins within the
production well and continues through the entire production chain. It is generally an …

This study aims at investigating the moisture effect on nanostructure and adhesive energy of
asphalt-aggregate interface in asphalt mixture at atomistic scale. Molecular Dynamics (MD) …

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 performance restoration of aged asphalt is a challenge in the current technology
available for pavement rejuvenation. Investigating the evolution of aged asphalt colloids …

Asphaltene is the heaviest fraction of oil sands/bitumen, which is also the leading cause of
these oil resources' high viscosity value. Nowadays, steam with additives is used to make oil …

Drainage kinetics, thickness, and stability of water-in-oil thin liquid emulsion films obtained
from asphaltenes, heavy oil (bitumen), and deasphalted heavy oil (maltenes) diluted in …

Functionalized graphene is potential to become the next generation of modifier for asphalt
pavements which require long-term durability in service. However, the reinforcing …