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1 online resource |
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Chemical engineering methods and technology |
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Chemical engineering methods and technology.
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| Contents |
ASPHALTENES: CHARACTERIZATION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ; ASPHALTENES: CHARACTERIZATION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ; Contents; Preface; Characterization of Asphaltenes and Crude Oils by Near-UV/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Coloration Schemes for Characterizing Continuous UVVA Spectra; 3. Non-Coloration Single-Parameter Characterization of UVVA Spectra; 4. Effects of Crude Oil Dilution on Characteristic Parameters of UVVA Spectra; 5. The Use of UVVA Techniques for Revealing Multiple Aggregation Stages of Asphaltenes |
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6. Unveiling Weak Peak Structures in Predominantly Continuous UVVA Spectra7. Non-Existent "Resonance UV Absorption" of Asphaltenes; 8. On the Possible Nature of Continuum in UVVA Spectra of Asphaltenes; 8.1. The "Urbach Interpretation"; 8.2. A Possible Role of Molecular Diversity; 9. The Most Recent Attempt to Explain UVVA Continuum in Asphaltenes; Conclusion; Acknowlegments; References; Effect of Asphaltene Constituents on Refinery Processes and Products; Abstract; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Asphaltene Precipitation; 3.0. Chemical Nature of Asphaltene Constituents; 4.0. Asphaltene Properties |
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5.0. Sediment Formation6.0. Influence of Asphaltene Constituents on Processing; 6.1. Separation; 6.2. Visbreaking; 6.3. Coking; 6.4. Catalytic Cracking; 6.5. Hydroconversion; 7.0. Effect of Asphaltene Constituents on Product Quality; 8.0. Conclusion; References; Asphalt Surfaces as Ecological Traps for Water-Seeking Polarotactic Insects: How Can the Polarized Light Pollution of Asphalt Surfaces Be Reduced?; Abstract/Summary; 1. Introduction: Polarotactic Insects Attracted to Asphalt Roads and Polarized Light Pollution of Asphalt Surfaces |
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1.1. Attraction of Polarotactic Aquatic Insects to Dry Asphalt Roads1.2. Polarized Light Pollution and Polarized Ecological Trap; 2. Method: Measuring the Polarization Patterns of Asphalt Surfaces by Imaging Polarimetry; 3. Results; 3.1. Polarotactic Aquatic Insects Observed to Land on Asphalt Roads; 3.2. Reflection-Polarization Characteristics of Asphalt Surfaces; 4. Discussion; 4.1. When Do Asphalt Surfaces Reflect Highly and Horizontally Polarized Light?; 4.2. Reducing the Polarized Light Pollution of Asphalt Surfaces; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References |
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Effect of Magnetic Field on the Paramagnetic, Antioxidant, and Viscous Properties of Oils and Resin-Asphaltene Components1. Introduction; 2. Experimental Methods; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Special Features of the Rheological Behavior of Oils in the Magnetic Field; 3.2. Influence of the Magnetic Field on the Paramagnetic and Antioxidant Oil Properties; 3.3. Influence of the Magnetic Treatment on the Paramagnetic and Antioxidant Properties of Resin-Asphaltene oil Components; 4. Conclusions; References |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Asphaltene.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Petroleum.
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Asphaltene
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Duncan, Jeremy A., editor
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| LC no. |
2020676130 |
| ISBN |
9781611227741 |
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1611227747 |
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