Experimental Investigation of the Vegetable Oils Performance on Asphaltene Deposition Control of Two Iranian Crude Oils

Inhibitor treatment is an effective method for asphaltene deposition control in petroleum industries. Asphaltene dispersant test is an appropriate method to select the inhibitor type and inhibition evaluation on deposition phenomenon control. The performance of some vegetable oils on asphaltene deposition control of two Iranian crude oils is evaluated. The nut and wheat germ oils have excellent results on these crude oils. Results show these compounds in the concentration of 18000 ppm and more of that can perfectly remove of asphaltene precipitation of two crude oil samples.