The role of water in the aggregation behaviour of surface active molecules in non-polar solvents
Asphaltenes represent some of the largest and most polar molecules found in crude oils and are known to be surface active. Whilst one of the least valuable fractions of a crude oil, asphaltenes have never-the-less received a great deal of scientific attention due to the risks their behaviour poses t...
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University of Surrey
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557397 |