This study investigates the repurposing of asphaltene, a petroleum waste product, as a catalyst for organic reactions. Sulfonated asphaltene was synthesized and evaluated for its efficacy in ...
To assess the effects of incorporating asphaltene into the oil, a sample of synthetic oil without asphaltene was included. Additionally, oils containing 1 wt.% of asphaltene (a percentage close to ...
Petroleum remains a complex and poorly understood material, despite its importance and ubiquity in modern life. And perhaps no fraction of that black gold is less well understood than the fraction ...
The coking stability index (CSI) test, which determines the relative stability of coker furnace feedstocks, is more accurate than historical analytical methods that evaluate the stability of petroleum ...