@mastersthesis {49233,
	title = {Asphaltene precipitation and its effects on a solvent-based heavy oil recovery process},
	volume = {Petroleum Systems Engineering},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {237 pages },
	school = {University of Regina},
	address = {Regina, SK },
	abstract = {During a solvent-based heavy oil recovery process, such as vapour extraction (VAPEX), asphaltene precipitation occurs after a sufficient amount of solvent is dissolved into a heavy oil under certain reservoir conditions. Thus, such an in-situ deasphalted heavy oil has rather different physicochemical properties from those of the original heavy crude oil in the reservoir. In particular, it is much less viscous so},
	keywords = {oil refining},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304960521},
	author = {Luo, Peng}
}
