Asphaltene yields from five types of fuels via different methods

Demirbas A.

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol.43, no.8, pp.1091-1097, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0196-8904(01)00085-1
  • Journal Name: ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1091-1097
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this work, asphaltenes were obtained from five different sources. Asphaltene yields of products from crude oil, asphaltite, oil shale, tar sand and bituminous coal were 7.5%. 13.6% , 8.4%, 5.0% and 7.8%, respectively. Asphaltenes and resins are two of the several, but important, heavy organics present in petroleum fluids. Asphaltenes are operationally defined as the non-colatile and polar fraction of petroleum that is insoluble in n-alkanes (i.e. n-pentane). Conversely, resins are defined as the non-colatile and polar fraction of petroleum that is soluble in n-alkanes (i.e. n-pentane) and aromatic solvents (i.e. toluene) and insoluble in ethyl acetate. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.