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Standardization of the spectroscopy method UV-Visible to determine the asphaltene content in heavy crude oils
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2017), Original Articles
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2017)

Standardization of the spectroscopy method UV-Visible to determine the asphaltene content in heavy crude oils

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https://doi.org/10.15517/ri.v27i2.27854
Published August 7, 2017
Cesar Augusto Bernal Samaniego
Universidad de Panamá
Alexandra Miguelina Castro Rojas
Nano Dispersions Tecnology, Inc.
Matritza Ramos de Leone
Universidad de Panamá
Antonio Luis Cárdenas Rodulfo
Nano Dispersions Tecnology, Inc.
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Keywords

Quantification
hydrocarbon
petroleum
ASTM rules
deasphalting
asfalteno
crudo
petróleo
normas ASTM
espectrometría UV-Visible

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Bernal Samaniego, C. A., Castro Rojas, A. M., Ramos de Leone, M., & Cárdenas Rodulfo, A. L. (2017). Standardization of the spectroscopy method UV-Visible to determine the asphaltene content in heavy crude oils. Ingeniería, 27(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.15517/ri.v27i2.27854
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Abstract

This study intends to implement a methodology to determine the asphaltene content in heavy crude oils that have been subjected to a deasphalting process, in order to reduce the measurement time and the solvent volume in comparison to the conventional method ASTM D 3279-07 (Standard Test Method for n-heptane insoluble). As a result, the measurement time was reduced to less than 3 hours instead of 2 days, and the solvent volume was reduced to one forth the usual requirement.

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