(Nanowerk News) Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique to detect and quantify the amount of asphaltene precipitated from crude oils, which bedevils the oil industry ...

The flash Joule heating process turns asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, into graphene for use in composite materials. Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste ...

Novel noncombustion asphaltene uses are enabling refiners to use materials previously considered waste streams in a manner that has a positive environmental impact. Novel noncombustion asphaltene uses ...

An evaluation found that when tuned, the Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK) and Peng-Robinson (PR) equations of state (EOS) can predict heavy oil densities and SARA fractions ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 18, 2022) – Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich ...

Scientists develop a method to improve the detection of asphaltene that precipitates in crude oil and clogs production lines. Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique ...

Asphaltenes, a carbon-rich by-product of crude oil production, can be used as a feedstock for making graphene, according to a new study (Sci. Adv. 2022, DOI:10.1126 ...

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 ...

Rice University turns asphaltene into graphene for composites University scientists use novel flash Joule heating process to convert crude oil byproduct into graphene, to then be mixed with composites ...