A viscosity bio-reducer for extra-heavy crude oil. (17th January 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A viscosity bio-reducer for extra-heavy crude oil. (17th January 2018)
- Main Title:
- A viscosity bio-reducer for extra-heavy crude oil
- Authors:
- Suárez-Domínguez, E.J.
Pérez-Sánchez, J.F.
Palacio-Pérez, A.
Rodríguez-Valdes, A.
Izquierdo-Kulich, E.
González-Santana, S. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Considering that high viscosity of extra-heavy crudes is related to the formation of a dispersed phase of asphaltenes, a dynamic interaction model is proposed which explains the mechanism to achieve viscosity reduction based on the molecular interacting energies between the ester active principle of a viscosity bio-reducer and the asphaltene fraction of crude oil. A qualitative comparison is made between the theoretical and experimental results observed in relation to the rheological behavior of Mexican extra-heavy crudes in the presence of the enhancer. Both, theoretical and experimental data, described a decrease in the asphaltenes dispersed fraction in relation to the ester concentration mainly because of polarity in asphaltenic crudes.
- Is Part Of:
- Petroleum science and technology. Volume 36:Number 2(2018)
- Journal:
- Petroleum science and technology
- Issue:
- Volume 36:Number 2(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 36, Issue 2 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0036-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 166
- Page End:
- 172
- Publication Date:
- 2018-01-17
- Subjects:
- asphaltenic crude oils -- extra-heavy crude oil -- predictive theoretical model -- viscosity bio-reducer -- viscosity reduction
Liquid fuels -- Periodicals
Petroleum -- Periodicals
665.505 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/lpet20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/10916466.2017.1413387 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1091-6466
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- Legaldeposit
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