Harvesting of Surfactant-Solubilized Asphaltenes by Magnetic Nanoparticles

• Published in: Energy & fuels Vol. 36; no. 19; pp. 11839 - 11848
• Main Authors: Toledo, Gabriel F. G., Almeida, James M., Brito, Adrianne M. M., Batista, Carin C. S., Andrade, Luana S., de Araújo, Daniele R., Icimoto, Marcelo Y., Brochsztain, S., Nantes, Iseli L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 06.10.2022
• Subjects: Fossil Fuels

Asphaltenes are a severe problem for the oil industry. The high content of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in asphaltenes poses a challenge for efficient methods of the solubilization and degradation of their components. The main goal of this study was to investigate an efficient and innovative...