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What will be stated in the following is that asphaltenes are not limited to petroleum origins. Asphaltenes can be derived from any fossil fuel sources. These sources include the virgin component, all the intermediates leading to a finished commodity, and to the processed products. A few of the fossil fuel derived asphaltenes are: virgin petroleum, refining bottoms, coal liquids, tar sands, bitumens, oil shale extracts, shale oils, coal extracts, and a great number of naturally-occurring asphaltoids, asphaltites, and asphalts. In order to explore the role of asphaltene in these different sources or types, the unique properties of asphaltenes must be discussed here.
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Yen, T.F. (1998). Asphaltenes. In: Mullins, O.C., Sheu, E.Y. (eds) Structures and Dynamics of Asphaltenes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1615-0_1
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