Research Article
An Enhanced-Solvent Deasphalting Process: Effect of Inclusion of SiO2 Nanoparticles in the Quality of Deasphalted Oil
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Effect of solvent to oil ratio on DAO quality related to (a) asphaltene and (b) sulfur content and (c) API gravity for the SDA and e-SDA processes using SiO2 nanoparticles at a dosage of 5 wt% at 25°C and using n-heptane as the solvent.
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