Research Article
An Enhanced-Solvent Deasphalting Process: Effect of Inclusion of SiO2 Nanoparticles in the Quality of Deasphalted Oil
Figure 4
Viscosity and shear stress as a function of shear rate for (a) crude oil and DAO after SDA and e-SDA with SOR values of (b) 4, (c) 8, and (d) 12 at 25°C with a fixed dosage of SiO2 nanoparticles of 5 wt% and with n-heptane as the solvent.
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