Meaning of asphaltene | Babel Free

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Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains

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“In the deasphalter the more polar asphaltenes form a second liquid phase which effectively agglomerates the solids in the oil feed.”

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