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Dr Guadalupe Jimenez Serratos

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

 
 
 
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@article{Muller:2019:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605,
author = {Muller, E and Law, J and Headen, T and Jimenez, Serratos M and Boek, E and murgich, J},
doi = {10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605},
journal = {Energy and Fuels},
pages = {9779--9795},
title = {A catalogue of plausible molecular models for the molecular dynamics of asphaltenes and resins obtained from quantitative molecular representation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605},
volume = {33},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Computer simulation studies aimed at elucidating the phase behavior of crude oils inevitably require atomistically-detailed models of representative molecules. For the lighter fractions of crudes, such molecules are readily available, as the chemical composition can be resolved experimentally. Heavier fractions pose a challenge, on one hand due to their polydispersity and on the other due to poor description of the morphology of the molecules involved. The Quantitative Molecular Representation (QMR) approach is used here to generate a catalogue of 100 plausible asphaltene and resin structures based on elemental analysis and 1H – 13C NMR spectroscopy experimental data. The computer-generated models are compared in the context of a review of previously proposed literature structures and categorized by employing their molecular weights, double bond equivalents (DBE) and hydrogen to carbon (H/C) ratios. Sample atomistic molecular dynamics simulations were carried out for two of the proposed asphaltene structures with contrasting morphologies, one island-type and one archipelago-type, at 7 wt% in either toluene or heptane. Both asphaltene models, which shared many characteristics in terms of average molecular weight, chemical composition and solubility parameters showed marked differences in their aggregation behavior. The example showcases the importance of considering diversity and polydispersity when considering molecular models of heavy fractions.
AU  - Muller,E
AU  - Law,J
AU  - Headen,T
AU  - Jimenez,Serratos M
AU  - Boek,E
AU  - murgich,J
DO  - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605
EP  - 9795
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 0887-0624
SP  - 9779
TI  - A catalogue of plausible molecular models for the molecular dynamics of asphaltenes and resins obtained from quantitative molecular representation
T2  - Energy and Fuels
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605
UR  - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02605
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/73659
VL  - 33
ER  -
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