Characteristics of Asphaltenes Thin Film Extracted from Crude-Oil-Tank-Bottom-Sludge (COTBS)

• Main Authors: Thulasiraman, S., Yunus, N.M.M., Kumar, P., Burhanudin, Z.A., Wilfred, C.D., Ariffin, A., Hamdan, M.F., Hamid, N.H.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078294948&doi=10.1109%2fRSM46715.2019.8943531&partnerID=40&md5=f7d691cabeab252443378f3038f04692; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23652/

Asphaltene from Crude-Oil-Tank-Bottom-Sludge (COTBS) was extracted using Soxhlet method. Extracted asphaltene was a mixture of powder with approximately �5 mm shiny chunks. Using elemental analysis, it was confirmed that the extraction resulted in asphaltene dominated by carbon and hydrogen, with...