Direct Evidence of Salinity and pH Effects on the Interfacial Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica Systems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of Salinity on Adsorption/Desorption of Asphaltene on Silica Surface
2.2. Effect of Salinity on Zeta Potential of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica System
2.3. Effect of Salinity on Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica System
2.4. Effect of Salinity/pH on Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica System
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Experiments
3.1.1. Asphaltene Extraction and Characterization
3.1.2. Brines
3.1.3. Experimental Procedure
3.1.4. Zeta Potential Measurements
3.2. Surface Complexation Modelling
4. Implications and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds C5Pe are available from the authors. |
Concentration of NaCl Solution (mM) | Zeta Potential (mV) | |
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Asphaltene-Brine | Brine-Silica | |
10 | −17.1 | −29.0 |
100 | −12.8 | −21.3 |
1000 | −6.6 | −1.5 |
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Liu, F.; Yang, H.; Chen, T.; Zhang, S.; Yu, D.; Chen, Y.; Xie, Q. Direct Evidence of Salinity and pH Effects on the Interfacial Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica Systems. Molecules 2020, 25, 1214. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25051214
Liu F, Yang H, Chen T, Zhang S, Yu D, Chen Y, Xie Q. Direct Evidence of Salinity and pH Effects on the Interfacial Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica Systems. Molecules. 2020; 25(5):1214. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25051214
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Fanghui, Hui Yang, Ting Chen, Shanmeiyu Zhang, Danfeng Yu, Yongqiang Chen, and Quan Xie. 2020. "Direct Evidence of Salinity and pH Effects on the Interfacial Interactions of Asphaltene-Brine-Silica Systems" Molecules 25, no. 5: 1214. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25051214