TOPICAL REPORT HEAVY OIL PROCESS MONITOR: AUTOMATED ON-COLUMN ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION AND RE-DISSOLUTION

Funding for this study was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under Cooperative Agreement DE-FC26-98FT40322, and by ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, and UOP. The authors would like to acknowledge Tony Munari for preparing figures. DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agencies thereof, nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or