(Nanowerk News) Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique to detect and quantify the amount of asphaltene precipitated from crude oils, which bedevils the oil industry ...

The flash Joule heating process turns asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, into graphene for use in composite materials. Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste ...

Muhammad Rahman, an assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is employing Rice’s unique flash Joule heating process to convert asphaltenes instantly into turbostratic ...

Scientists develop a method to improve the detection of asphaltene that precipitates in crude oil and clogs production lines. Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique ...

Novel noncombustion asphaltene uses are enabling refiners to use materials previously considered waste streams in a manner that has a positive environmental impact. Novel noncombustion asphaltene uses ...

The blackness of crude oil comes from a dark, sticky fraction of compounds that make purifying petroleum tricky. To make purification easier, oil companies measure the concentration of these tarlike, ...

The coking stability index (CSI) test, which determines the relative stability of coker furnace feedstocks, is more accurate than historical analytical methods that evaluate the stability of petroleum ...

(Nanowerk News) Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich resource into ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 18, 2022) – Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich ...