Asphaltenes, Heavy Oils, and Petroleomics
Title:
Asphaltenes, Heavy Oils, and Petroleomics
Author:
Mullins, Oliver C. editor.
ISBN:
9780387689036
Physical Description:
XXII, 670 p. 401 illus. online resource.
Contents:
Petroleomics and Structure–Function Relations of Crude Oils and Asphaltenes -- Asphaltene Molecular Size and Weight by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Depolarization -- Petroleomics: Advanced Characterization of Petroleum-Derived Materials by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) -- Molecular Orbital Calculations and Optical Transitions of PAHs and Asphaltenes -- Carbon X-ray Raman Spectroscopy of PAHs and Asphaltenes -- Sulfur Chemical Moieties in Carbonaceous Materials -- Micellization -- Insights into Molecular and Aggregate Structures of Asphaltenes Using HRTEM -- Ultrasonic Spectroscopy of Asphaltene Aggregation -- Asphaltene Self-Association and Precipitation in Solvents—AC Conductivity Measurements -- Molecular Composition and Dynamics of Oils from Diffusion Measurements -- Application of the PC-SAFT Equation of State to Asphaltene Phase Behavior -- Application of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry in the Investigation of Asphaltene Association -- Petroleomics and Characterization of Asphaltene Aggregates Using Small Angle Scattering -- Self-Assembly of Asphaltene Aggregates: Synchrotron, Simulation and Chemical Modeling Techniques Applied to Problems in the Structure and Reactivity of Asphaltenes -- Solubility of the Least-Soluble Asphaltenes -- Dynamic Light Scattering Monitoring of Asphaltene Aggregation in Crude Oils and Hydrocarbon Solutions -- Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Study Asphaltene Aggregation in Solvents -- Phase Behavior of Heavy Oils -- Selective Solvent Deasphalting for Heavy Oil Emulsion Treatment -- The Role of Asphaltenes in Stabilizing Water-in-Crude Oil Emulsions -- Live Oil Sample Acquisition and Downhole Fluid Analysis -- Precipitation and Deposition of Asphaltenes in Production Systems: A Flow Assurance Overview.
Abstract:
Petroleomics is the prediction of all properties of petroleum based on the Petroleome, or complete listing of all components in a given crude oil. As it is developed, petroleomics will lead petroleum science into a bright new future, and it is the major focus of this book. A necessary step has been to resolve the molecular size and structure of asphaltene and its hierarchical aggregate structures, as well as the dynamics of asphaltenes. This is especially important for heavy oils. Flow assurance concerns and interfacial science are also treated. The technological development of downhole fluid analysis addresses the most important issues in deepwater production of oil. Petroleum science and technology are treated in a vertically integrated manner. This book is indispensable for the scientist concerned with petroleum, heavy oils, interfacial science, or flow assurance. Science and technology are treated seamlessly; thus this book will also greatly benefit technologists who are concerned with the production of oil, refining of oil, or heavy oil processing.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-68903-6