TY - JOUR
T1 - Methods for determining asphaltene stability in crude oils
AU - Guzmán, Roque
AU - Ancheyta, Jorge
AU - Trejo, Fernando
AU - Rodríguez, Silvano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Different tests used to predict asphaltene stability in crude oils, such as colloidal instability index, colloidal stability index, Stankiewicz plot, qualitative-quantitative analysis, stability cross plot, Heithaus parameter, toluene equivalence, Bureau of Mines correlation index – toluene equivalence, and oil compatibility model are reported in this work. In addition, SARA fractionation, asphaltene flocculation point, P-value, S-value, separability number, stationary column stability test, compatibility test, and spot test are disclosed. Using experimental data reported in literature, each test is carried out in order to evaluate its accuracy finding that some tests predict the asphaltene stability better than other ones. It was found that qualitative-quantitative analysis and stability cross plot behaved better than colloidal instability index and Stankiewicz plot.
AB - Different tests used to predict asphaltene stability in crude oils, such as colloidal instability index, colloidal stability index, Stankiewicz plot, qualitative-quantitative analysis, stability cross plot, Heithaus parameter, toluene equivalence, Bureau of Mines correlation index – toluene equivalence, and oil compatibility model are reported in this work. In addition, SARA fractionation, asphaltene flocculation point, P-value, S-value, separability number, stationary column stability test, compatibility test, and spot test are disclosed. Using experimental data reported in literature, each test is carried out in order to evaluate its accuracy finding that some tests predict the asphaltene stability better than other ones. It was found that qualitative-quantitative analysis and stability cross plot behaved better than colloidal instability index and Stankiewicz plot.
KW - Asphaltenes
KW - Correlation
KW - SARA analysis
KW - Stability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.012
DO - 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.012
M3 - Artículo de revisión
SN - 0016-2361
VL - 188
SP - 530
EP - 543
JO - Fuel
JF - Fuel
ER -