Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy

Ravi Gaikwad; Tinu Abraham; Aharnish Hande; Fatemeh Bakhtiari; Siddhartha Das; Thomas Thundat

doi:10.1557/opl.2015.258

Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy

Ravi Gaikwad
, Tinu Abraham
, Aharnish Hande
, Fatemeh Bakhtiari
, Siddhartha Das
, Thomas Thundat

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

University of Alberta
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Atomic force microscopy is employed to study the structural changes in the morphology and physical characteristics of asphaltene aggregates as a function of temperature. The exotic fractal structure obtained by evaporation-driven asphaltene aggregates shows an interesting dynamics for a large range of temperatures from 25°C to 80°C. The changes in the topography, surface potential and adhesion are unnoticeable until 70°C. However, a significant change in the dynamics and material properties is displayed in the range of 70°C - 80°C, during which the aspahltene aggregates acquire 'liquid-like' mobility and fuse together. This behaviour is attributed to the transition from the pure amorphous phase to a crystalline liquid phase which occurs at approximately 70°C as shown by using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Additionally, the charged nature of asphaltenes and bitumen is also explored using kelvin probe microscopy. Such observations can lead to the development of a rational approach to the fundamental understanding of asphaltene aggregation dynamics and may help in devising novel techniques for the handling and separation of asphaltene aggregates using dielectrophoretic methods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization
Editors	Yunseok Kim, Dongsheng Li, Ali Passian, Rozaliya Barabash, Ulrich Lienert, Vassilia Zorba, Klaus-Dieter Liss, Klaus-Dieter Liss, Masato Ohnuma, Renato Zenobi, Arda Genc, Aude Lereu, Olga Ovchinnikova, Liane G. Benning, Jeffrey D. Rimer, Laurene Tetard, Thomas Thundat
Publisher	Materials Research Society
Pages	69-74
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605117317
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.258
State	Published - 2016
Event	2014 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, United States Duration: Nov 30 2014 → Dec 5 2014

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Name	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	1754
ISSN (Print)	0272-9172

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Conference	2014 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	11/30/14 → 12/5/14

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Gaikwad, R., Abraham, T., Hande, A., Bakhtiari, F., Das, S., & Thundat, T. (2016). Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy. In Y. Kim, D. Li, A. Passian, R. Barabash, U. Lienert, V. Zorba, K.-D. Liss, K.-D. Liss, M. Ohnuma, R. Zenobi, A. Genc, A. Lereu, O. Ovchinnikova, L. G. Benning, J. D. Rimer, L. Tetard, & T. Thundat (Eds.), State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization (pp. 69-74). (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; Vol. 1754). Materials Research Society. https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.258

Gaikwad, Ravi ; Abraham, Tinu ; Hande, Aharnish et al. / Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy. State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization. editor / Yunseok Kim ; Dongsheng Li ; Ali Passian ; Rozaliya Barabash ; Ulrich Lienert ; Vassilia Zorba ; Klaus-Dieter Liss ; Klaus-Dieter Liss ; Masato Ohnuma ; Renato Zenobi ; Arda Genc ; Aude Lereu ; Olga Ovchinnikova ; Liane G. Benning ; Jeffrey D. Rimer ; Laurene Tetard ; Thomas Thundat. Materials Research Society, 2016. pp. 69-74 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings).

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Gaikwad, R, Abraham, T, Hande, A, Bakhtiari, F, Das, S & Thundat, T 2016, Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy. in Y Kim, D Li, A Passian, R Barabash, U Lienert, V Zorba, K-D Liss, K-D Liss, M Ohnuma, R Zenobi, A Genc, A Lereu, O Ovchinnikova, LG Benning, JD Rimer, L Tetard & T Thundat (eds), State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 1754, Materials Research Society, pp. 69-74, 2014 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, United States, 11/30/14. https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.258

Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy. / Gaikwad, Ravi; Abraham, Tinu; Hande, Aharnish et al.
State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization. ed. / Yunseok Kim; Dongsheng Li; Ali Passian; Rozaliya Barabash; Ulrich Lienert; Vassilia Zorba; Klaus-Dieter Liss; Klaus-Dieter Liss; Masato Ohnuma; Renato Zenobi; Arda Genc; Aude Lereu; Olga Ovchinnikova; Liane G. Benning; Jeffrey D. Rimer; Laurene Tetard; Thomas Thundat. Materials Research Society, 2016. p. 69-74 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; Vol. 1754).

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Gaikwad R, Abraham T, Hande A, Bakhtiari F, Das S, Thundat T. Determination of the Physical Properties of Oil Sands Components using Scanning Probe Microscopy. In Kim Y, Li D, Passian A, Barabash R, Lienert U, Zorba V, Liss KD, Liss KD, Ohnuma M, Zenobi R, Genc A, Lereu A, Ovchinnikova O, Benning LG, Rimer JD, Tetard L, Thundat T, editors, State-of-the-Art Developments in Materials Characterization. Materials Research Society. 2016. p. 69-74. (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings). doi: 10.1557/opl.2015.258

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