[HTML][HTML] Asphaltenes and maltenes in crude oil and bitumen: A comprehensive review of properties, separation methods, and insights into structure, reactivity and …

K Primerano, J Mirwald, B Hofko - Fuel, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Asphaltenes and maltenes, integral components of petroleum systems, wield profound
influence over the properties of crude oils and derived products. This literature review …

Advancements and future prospects in in-situ catalytic technology for heavy oil reservoirs in China: A review

L Wang, J Guo, C Li, R **ong, X Chen, X Zhang - Fuel, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As a significant unconventional petroleum resource, heavy oil plays a crucial strategic,
economic, and technological role in China. Its extraction enhances domestic energy …

Mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation: puzzles and a new hypothesis

Y Zhang, M Siskin, MR Gray, CC Walters… - Energy & …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
In petroleum science, asphaltenes are well-known as the most refractory fraction of crude oil
and remain infamous for problems in production, transportation, and refining processes …

Investigating the bio-rejuvenator effects on aged asphalt through exploring molecular evolution and chemical transformation of asphalt components during oxidative …

D Hu, X Gu, Q Dong, L Lyu, B Cui, J Pei - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Using a rejuvenator to increase the dose of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) materials in
asphalt mixtures is a sustainable practice in the pavement industry. However, the …

Technical transformation of heavy/ultra-heavy oil production in China driven by low carbon goals: a review

R **ong, J Guo, W Kiyingi, C Gao, L Wang, J Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
With the growing global energy demand and limited production of conventional crude oil, the
extraction of unconventional heavy and extra-heavy oil is receiving unprecedented attention …

Generation and evolution mechanisms of asphalt aging under the combined effects of intense UV radiation and large temperature variations

Y Xu, K Niu, H Zhu, R Chen, L Ou, J Wang - Construction and Building …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In high-altitude cold regions, the degradation of asphalt pavement surfaces is exacerbated
by unique climatic conditions, including intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation and substantial …

Application of atomic force (AFM), environmental scanning electron (ESEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) in bitumen: A review of the ageing effect

G Pipintakos, N Hasheminejad, C Lommaert… - Micron, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Undoubtedly bitumen's viscoelastic performance has received much attention in the
literature. Especially, the oxidative ageing phenomenon of bitumen has been studied by …

Asphaltene precipitation/deposition estimation and inhibition through nanotechnology: a comprehensive review

CA Guerrero-Martin, D Montes-Pinzon… - Energies, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Asphaltene precipitation/deposition is considered a problem of formation damage, which
can reduce the oil recovery factor. In addition, asphaltenes can be deposited in pipelines …

Lessons learned from a decade-long assessment of asphaltenes by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry and implications for complex mixture analysis

ML Chacon-Patino, MR Gray, C Rüger… - Energy & …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Recent advances in instrumentation for high-field Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance
mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) have enabled access to∼ 70 000 unique molecular …

Structure, rheology and possible application of water-in-oil emulsions stabilized by asphaltenes

SN Gorbacheva, SO Ilyin - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Asphaltenes and resins remaining after heavy crude oil deasphalting (termed asphaltenes)
require rational utilization. Due to their surface activity, such utilization can consist in …