Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors: Theoretical and Practical Prospects

Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors: Theoretical and Practical Prospects is the most advanced reference focused on chemical dispersants and inhibitors from both an experimental and modeling viewpoint. Adequate knowledge of the effective parameters in each treatment method, interactions, mechanisms and economic viewpoints involved in asphaltene treatment are crucial for future development, recovery forecast, and reserve prediction, hence this reference delivers on all these aspects. Sections cover the environmental impacts of asphaltene deposition, prevention methods, and experimental methods, both static and dynamic, to test the effectiveness of inhibitors on restricting asphaltene deposition.

Rounding out with modeling methods used to simulate asphaltene-inhibitor interactions and a workflow to select suitable inhibitors by technical, economic and environmental considerations, this book will give today’s engineers and researchers the right tool to mitigate formation damage in a sustainably responsible way.

• Focuses on inhibitors, mitigators and the interplay between the asphaltene-inhibitors
• Helps readers learn from experimental models and replicate treatments with screening workflows
• Includes case studies that help readers make sustainable and economically-sound decisions on treatments

Ali Ghamartale is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He earned a PhD in oil and gas engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, a M.Sc. and B.Sc., both in reservoir engineering from Shiraz University. Ali was previously a technician at PetroAzma Company and programmer in MATLAB and has earned one patent.

Shokufe Afzali is currently a Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Nima Rezaei is currently a Post-doctoral at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Kuwait University and Shiraz University. Nima earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, a M.Sc. in chemical engineering from Shiraz University, and a B.Sc. in chemical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Nima is a member of AIChE, CIS, and SPE.

Dr. Sohrab Zendehboudi is a Professor in the Department of Process Engineering at Memorial University (MUN), NL, Canada, and a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. His research interests include Energy and Environment, Transport Phenomena, and Process Systems Engineering. Dr. Zendehboudi leads a team of engineers and graduate students at MUN conducting research in carbon management, energy, and process sustainability. With nearly 20 years of experience, Dr. Zendehboudi has worked as a process engineer, researcher, instructor, supervisor, and professor at various institutions in Iran, Kuwait, the USA, and Canada. He is currently an associate editor for several journals, including the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering and Energies. Dr. Zendehboudi holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering (specializing in Transport Phenomena) from the University of Waterloo, Canada.