Research Article

An Enhanced-Solvent Deasphalting Process: Effect of Inclusion of SiO2 Nanoparticles in the Quality of Deasphalted Oil

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Viscosity and shear stress as a function of shear rate for SiO2 nanoparticles dosages of (a) 2.5 and (b) 10 wt% at SOR = 8 at 25°C and using n-heptane as the solvent.
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