Research Article

Dispersing of Petroleum Asphaltenes by Acidic Ionic Liquid and Determination by UV-Visible Spectroscopy

Table 2

Results of the SARA analysis.

FamilyW/W %

Saturated33.28
Aromatics20.52
Resins34.69
Asphaltene11.51

Total100
Ratio resins/asphaltene3.01