Abstract
The viscoelastic properties of Athabasca bitumen and Maya crude oil related samples were studied to understand the nano-microstructure of asphaltene nano-aggregates present in these fluids. The composition and/or phase behavior of maltene play a crucial role in determining the bitumen viscosity. The experimental results taken at 298-373 K for both Athabasca bitumen and Maya crude fell around a single master curve when the existence of the solid components of maltene was accounted for. Nanofiltered Maya crude and AthabaSca bitumen exhibited rheological behaviors consistent with slurries comprising Newtonian liquid + non-interacting hard spheres. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (Montreal, Quebec, Canada 8/23-27/2009).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 520e |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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