| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N21482/01 |
| Title: |
ROPA: FEASIBILITY OF EXPLOITING COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN METHODS TO DEVELOP NOVEL ASPHALTENE INHIBITORS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Rodger, Professor PM |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Warwick |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
29 January 2001 |
Ends: |
28 April 2002 |
Value (£): |
55,223
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Complex fluids & soft solids |
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The aim of this project is to assess the feasibility of using rigorous molecular methods to study the precipitation of asphaltenes from oil. The information thereby provided would be invaluable in developing effective asphaltene prevention technologies, but only if the simulations can be made sufficiently realistic. It is therefore proposed to perform exploratory simulations using a fully atomistic model of asphaltenes in heptane and toluene. These simulations will quantify the resources needed for a full-scale modelling study, indicate the type information to be obtained, and hence identify the scope for exploiting simulation methods in academic and industrial asphaltene research.
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http://www.warwick.ac.uk |