Asphaltenes, Heavy Oils, and Petroleomics / Edition 1

by Oliver C. Mullins, Eric Y. Sheu, Ahmed Hammami, Alan G. Marshall

Overview

This book represents an amalgam of objectives related to the study of petroleum at many,diverselevels. Themostimportantattributeanythrivingtechnicalfieldmust have is an injection and infusion of dedicated, expert, young scientists who have absorbed from their elders the fascination of scientific mystery coupled with the fundamental satisfaction of revelation and providing contribution. And, of course, these youthful practitioners must also learn to challenge the authority of their - ders. Fromexperienceswithmyownstudents,thisseemsnottobeaproblem. Many chapters in this book are coauthored by young scientists yielding the prognosis of continued health of our scientific field. Indeed, I am quite proud that several of my own chapters in this book are coauthored with students and young engineers of enormous capability. It is a humbling honor to help delineate direction of this formidable talent. It is incumbent upon my generation of scientists to provide a vision of the future. In this book, weconnect the scientific excellence of the past with a vision for petroleum science, Petroleomics. Medical science of the past has been of singular societal focus with scientific discoveries of enormous import. Nevertheless,Genomicsisrevolutionaryinthatcausalrelationsinmedicalscience are being established with scientific exactitude and fundamental understanding. Genomics is creating a predictive medical science that was but a dream for p- vious generations. In a similar way, scientific advances described in this book are laying the foundations for Petroleomics—the challenge and framework to agitate ouryouthfulcontributors. Petroleomicsembodiestheestablishmentofstructure— function relations in petroleum science with particular focus on asphaltenes, the most enigmatic of petroleum components.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387317342
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	11/30/2006
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	670
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of 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 andCharacterization 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.