Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10272339 Fuel 2012 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Free-porphyrin asphaltenes from heavy crude oil are catalytically oxidized by chloroperoxidase. ► Fluorescence due to aromatic moieties decreases in treated asphaltenes. ► Forty five percentage of less coke is generated under thermal degradation of enzyme-treated asphaltenes. ► Chemical modification improves the enzyme performance in low water content medium.
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Reduced coke formation and aromaticity due to chloroperoxidase-catalyzed transformation of asphaltenes from Maya crude oil
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