1. Fractionation and Characterization of Petroleum Asphaltene: Focus on Metalopetroleomics
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Zheng, Fang, Shi, Quan, Vallverdu, Germain, Giusti, Pierre, Bouyssière, Brice, Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux (IPREM), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), China University of Petroleum, TOTAL Research & Technology Gonfreville (TRTG), and TOTAL TRTG
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lcsh:Chemistry ,asphaltene ,heteroatoms ,aggregation Content ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,[CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry ,fractionation methods ,aggregation ,metals ,lcsh:TP1-1185 ,analytical techniques ,lcsh:Chemical technology - Abstract
International audience; Asphaltenes, as the heaviest and most polar fraction of petroleum, have been characterized by various analytical techniques. A variety of fractionation methods have been carried out to separate asphaltenes into multiple subfractions for further investigation, and some of them have important reference significance. The goal of the current review article is to offer insight into the multitudinous analytical techniques and fractionation methods of asphaltene analysis, following an introduction with regard to the morphologies of metals and heteroatoms in asphaltenes, as well their functions on asphaltene aggregation. Learned lessons and suggestions on possible future work conclude the present review article.
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- 2020
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