(Nanowerk News) Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique to detect and quantify the amount of asphaltene precipitated from crude oils, which bedevils the oil industry ...

(Nanowerk News) Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich resource into ...

An evaluation found that when tuned, the Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK) and Peng-Robinson (PR) equations of state (EOS) can predict heavy oil densities and SARA fractions ...

Dublin, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Asphaltene and Paraffin Inhibitors: Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for ...

Asphaltenes are molecular substances that impart high viscosity to crude oil, negatively impacting production. Asphaltene can create clogging in the wellbore, surface facilities and subsurface ...

Muhammad Rahman, an assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is employing Rice’s unique flash Joule heating process to convert asphaltenes instantly into turbostratic ...

Scientists develop a method to improve the detection of asphaltene that precipitates in crude oil and clogs production lines. Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique ...

Petroleum is the most complex matrix in nature, constituted by many thousands of compounds, and presents an analytical challenge. As the world's remaining deposits of petroleum become heavier, it's ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 18, 2022) – Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich ...

Researchers at Rice are pursuing the “sustainable valorization” of asphaltene by turning it into graphene useful for composite materials. Illustration by M.A.S.R. Saadi Asphaltenes, a byproduct of ...