Table 5. Efficiency of Different Solvents to Dissolve 1 g of Asphaltene in 7 Days.
solvent | gasoline | xylene | kerosene | gas condensate | diesel |
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20 mL of Solvents | |||||
weight of the remaining asphaltene after the experiment (g) | 0.194 | 0.042 | 0.518 | 1.039 | 1.273 |
the efficiency of solvent (%) | 80.6 | 95.8 | 48.2 | 0 | 0 |
50 mL of Solvents | |||||
weight of the remaining asphaltene after the experiment (g) | 0.144 | 0.000 | 0.493 | 1.291 | 1.313 |
efficiency of solvent (%) | 85.6 | 100 | 50.7 | 0 | 0 |