TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic and critical review of asphaltene adsorption from macroscopic to microscopic scale
T2 - Theoretical, experimental, statistical, intelligent, and molecular dynamics simulation approaches
AU - Tazikeh, Simin
AU - Shafiei, Ali
AU - Yerkenov, Turar
AU - Abenov, Asset
AU - Seitmaganbetov, Nurzhan
AU - Atabaev, Timur Sh.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support received for this research from Nazarbayev University through a Collaborative Research Proposal (grant# 091019CRP2103). The authors also would like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their critical yet fair and constructive comments, which helped the authors to improve the quality and clarity of the manuscript.
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© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment, permeability reduction, and clogging of porous media. Adsorption science plays a pivotal role affecting almost every aspect of the oil industry. In this paper, we examined advantages and disadvantages of asphaltene adsorption investigation approaches from microscopic to macroscopic scale. There is a need for systematic investigation of asphaltene adsorption by considering all effective parameters and from different aspects at different scales. Although experimental methods, empirical correlations, theoretical modeling, intelligent approach (macroscopic scale) are considered as reliable methods for asphaltene adsorption process but cannot provide any information at atomic level. The focus of recent researches on asphaltene adsorption onto surface is on using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to find the interaction force between asphaltene and surfaces under different conditions. We highlighted asphaltene adsorption process using experimental techniques, modeling, and MD simulations. Furthermore, consequence of asphaltene adsorption, theoretical and practical challenges in asphaltene adsorption research and recommendations are provided for future research. The outcome of this critical review can help to further current understanding of the asphaltene adsorption mechanisms to design more effective agents to reduce asphaltene precipitation in petroleum production and transportation related processes.
AB - Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment, permeability reduction, and clogging of porous media. Adsorption science plays a pivotal role affecting almost every aspect of the oil industry. In this paper, we examined advantages and disadvantages of asphaltene adsorption investigation approaches from microscopic to macroscopic scale. There is a need for systematic investigation of asphaltene adsorption by considering all effective parameters and from different aspects at different scales. Although experimental methods, empirical correlations, theoretical modeling, intelligent approach (macroscopic scale) are considered as reliable methods for asphaltene adsorption process but cannot provide any information at atomic level. The focus of recent researches on asphaltene adsorption onto surface is on using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to find the interaction force between asphaltene and surfaces under different conditions. We highlighted asphaltene adsorption process using experimental techniques, modeling, and MD simulations. Furthermore, consequence of asphaltene adsorption, theoretical and practical challenges in asphaltene adsorption research and recommendations are provided for future research. The outcome of this critical review can help to further current understanding of the asphaltene adsorption mechanisms to design more effective agents to reduce asphaltene precipitation in petroleum production and transportation related processes.
KW - Asphaltene adsorption
KW - Asphaltene precipitation and deposition
KW - Experimental approach
KW - Modeling method
KW - Molecular dynamics simulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125379
DO - 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125379
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85137280475
SN - 0016-2361
VL - 329
JO - Fuel
JF - Fuel
M1 - 125379
ER -