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Stability of Hassi-messaoud Asphaltenes in Media of Different Polarities

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The aim of this work is to explore the floculation behavior of asphaltenes (extracted from a deposit recovered from a Hassi-Messaoud oil well) in solution in toluene according to the polarity of the flocculating medium. The flocculation thresholds related to the addition of two flocculating agents of different polarities (n-heptane and acetone) for three asphaltenic concentrations are obtained by means of near infra-red absorption spectrophotometry. The Hildebrand solubility parameters of the flocculated asphaltenic fractions are deduced using the Donnagio method based on the Flory−Huggins theory. The results obtained indicate that the interactions between the flocculated asphaltenic molecules within the toluene/acetone mixture are weaker than those in the toluene/n-heptane mixture.

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, Faculté des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées, Département de Chimie, Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, BP 1524, 31000, El M’Naouer, Oran, Algeria

    K. Kradra Brahma, D. Bendedouch, F. Bouanani, B. Bounaceur & A. Sardi

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Physique des Macromolécules et Interfaces Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Département de macromolécules, BP 305, Route de Mamounia, Université de Mascara, 29000, Mascara, Algeria

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Kradra Brahma Khadidja, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-8400

Bendedouch Dalila, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-5916

Bouhadda Youcef, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-7453

Bouanani Farida, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-6742

Bounaceur Boumedienne, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-0790

Sardi Amina, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2112-1544

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Kradra Brahma, K., Bendedouch, D., Bouhadda, Y. et al. Stability of Hassi-messaoud Asphaltenes in Media of Different Polarities. Pet. Chem. 59, 1190–1194 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544119110094

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