Table 1.

Adsorption energy between heavy oil droplets and quartz at 298 K and 498 K.

Temperature (K)	EAdsorption (Kcal/mol)	Evdw (Kcal/mol)	Ecoulombic (Kcal/mol)
Heavy Oil with 4% Asphaltene
298	−1308.71	−285.65	−991.33
498	−2430.74	−419.99	−1929.02
Heavy Oil with 8% Asphaltene
298	−1423.86	−306.18	−1096.85
498	−2580.69	−488.59	−2061.27
Heavy Oil with 12% Asphaltene
298	−1484.39	−320.82	−1144.11
498	−2762.26	−533.33	−2239.47