Investigating the Compatibility of Various Components in Marine Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Figure 2

Molecular structure of each component in the low-sulfur fuel oil (carbon: grey, hydrogen: white, sulfur: yellow, and oxygen: red). (a) Hexadecane. (b) Saturate. (c) Aromatic. (d) Resin. (e) Asphaltene.

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