{"id":11958,"date":"2024-02-20T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pslsystemtechnik.com\/asphaltene-and-flocculation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:00:07","slug":"asphaltene-and-flocculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/en\/asphaltene-and-flocculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Asphaltene and Flocculation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11958\" class=\"elementor elementor-11958 elementor-4657\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b59776 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58b59776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202b3080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202b3080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expert Knowledge<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608bd4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"608bd4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asphaltene and Flocculation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72df77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d72df77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c7dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c7dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asphaltenes are components of crude oil that can cause serious problems during the extraction and transportation of crude oil from the reservoir. The precipitation of asphaltenes during all phases of crude oil extraction can lead to a reduction in production efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Typical problems caused by asphaltenes in crude oil include dense flocculation and deposits in wells and transportation pipelines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f8219 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86f8219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f32667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f32667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background Knowledge Asphaltene<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f13ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f13ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asphaltenes are one fraction of crude oils and are very inhomogeneous in their structure. The molecular weight is inconsitent, depending on source and used measurement method limits of 400 to 800 g\/mol as lower limit and 1,500 up to &gt;10,000 g\/mol as upper limit can be found. Asphaltenes consists mainly of carbon and hydrogen, high amounts of heteroatoms with esp. nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. In comparison with other fractions of crude a high portion of metal atoms like vanadium and nickel is contained.<\/p>\n<p>The asphaltenes are defined by their solubility. They are soluble in toluene and insoluble in n-heptane. According to DIN 51595 it is the part of crude that is at temperatures between 18 \u00b0C and 28 \u00b0C insoluble in the 30-times amount of n-heptane.<\/p>\n<p>Crudes consists of four general fractions which are differed by their solubility and polarity:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82f119 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f82f119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">satuarated hydrocarbons (e.g. alkanes)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">aromatic compounds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">resins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">asphaltene<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbf626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cbf626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simplified can be said, that the components are hold in solution by the component above. Asphaltenes form micelles which are surrounded by a shell of resin molecules, stabilised by aromatic compunds soluted in satuarates. By this point of view there are multiple shells connected by different equations of equillibrium conditions.<\/p>\n<p>These equillibria can be disturbed by adding e.g. n-alkanes or polar organic substances like ethyl acetate. By this the solubility of the asphaltene colloids can be reduced. If a point of thermodynamic instability is reached it comes to asphaltene flocculation, the asphaltenes precipitate.<\/p>\n<p>The colloidal asphaltenes agglomerate to bigger particles. This process is accelerated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ostwald_ripening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ostwald-Reifung<\/a>, where due to thermodynamic reasons bigger particles are favoured compared to smaller particles.<\/p>\n<p>There is no general constitution given for asphaltene moleculs, but a polycondensed aromatic core with aliphatic side chains is typical. The aromatic cores are flat and due to <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Van-der-Waals-Kr%C3%A4fte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">van der Waals forces<\/a> between these the asphaltenes agglomerate in layers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73918e47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73918e47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f4a835 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66f4a835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcfa359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bcfa359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/information-image.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Icon f\u00fcr PSL information\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145fdaab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"145fdaab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1b1605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f1b1605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you need any further information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275cdc73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275cdc73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are looking forward to your questions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710fc68b elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"710fc68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c06d93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c06d93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a51b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99a51b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background Knowledge Flocculation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637cabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637cabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flocculation is a process of solids crystallise out of a solution in the form of flakes (flocs) in difference to amorphous precipitation. The term is used also if in a dispersion smaller particles aggregate to bigger ones.<\/p>\n<p>During flocculation is comes due to <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gibbs-Thomson-Effekt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gibbs-Thomson effect<\/a> to Ostwald ripening. The surface energy gets smaller if the particle grows, so the total energy of the system decreases if the particles grow in size and their number is decreasing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f2c1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f2c1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132df42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"132df42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical Measurement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2dd80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea2dd80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857c90b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"857c90b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e414d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e414d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a sample containing asphaltene is titrated with a precipitation agent the chemical balance is changed until asphaltenes are precipitating. Until that moment, the sample is just diluted, which can be observed by an increase of the partial translucency. This is due to the fact, that the sample becomes optically &#8220;thinner&#8221;, so more light can pass through it.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as the asphaltenes form flakes (colloids) these disperse the passing light. By this dispersion, less light is admitted throug the sample, which causes a decrease in the <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transluzenz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">translucency<\/a>. Precipitation and cumulation of bigger flakes result in a higher decrase of translucency.<\/p>\n<p>Now two effects take place in parallel: on one hand the further dilution of the sample by the titration fluid &#8211; thus, actually a gradient increase, on the other hand the precipitation, resulting in stronger light dispersion &#8211; thus causing a decrease in translucency.<\/p>\n<p>Dilution is a constant effect with a nearly linear gradient. The precipitation starts slowly, then increases fast and approaches a constant value, when the process is finished.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0296d81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0296d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a5b048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Measuring_Principle_600x396_03.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4688\" alt=\"Measuring principle for Asphaltene and Flocculation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Measuring_Principle_600x396_03.webp 600w, https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Measuring_Principle_600x396_03-300x198.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Measuring principle of FT5<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44466e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44466e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c795ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c795ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c26a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e2c26a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1438\" alt=\"Flocculation Tester FT5 high pressure site complete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/psl-systemtechnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Flocculation_Tester_FT5_complete_1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbe8a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbbe8a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad5a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aad5a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flocculation Tester FT5<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de05f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de05f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Measure precipitation and crystallization of asphaltenes in very dark, undiluted crude oils and oil products with the automatic flocculation titrimeter FT5.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd5e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ebd5e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link 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Then the gradient is reduced to an angular point, after which it drops down. This dropdown designates the beginning of precipitation. The amount of asphaltenes in the original sample can be concluded from the relation between sample and precipitation agent at starting point of the precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>With further titration more asphaltene crystals are forming, resulting in a decrease of the partial translucency and a dropping of the gradient. The process is finished when all soluted asphaltenes in the sample are present as colloids. This event can be observed as a minimum angular point in the chart.<\/p>\n<p>Further titration of the sample afterwards only leads to a dilution of the sample, but not to more precipitaion. 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