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  • Geochemistry
  • Petroleum Science
  • Materials Science

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  • Natural solid bitumen, a petroleum byproduct, exhibits dual dissolution and adsorption properties for liquid hydrocarbons.
  • Understanding these adsorption mechanisms is crucial for insights into hydrocarbon expulsion during secondary cracking and for modulating bitumen fluidity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the molecular-scale interfacial binding mechanisms governing bitumen-hydrocarbon interactions.
  • To elucidate how hydrocarbon properties and bitumen characteristics influence adsorption.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized atomistically resolved models and semi-flexible docking simulations.
  • Simulations covered various hydrocarbon compound classes and thermal maturation stages of bitumen.
  • Quantitatively analyzed binding Gibbs free energy differentials.

Main Results:

  • Identified four key parameters governing interfacial interactions: hydrocarbon type, molecular weight, methyl group density, and condensation degree.
  • High molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high condensation degrees showed enhanced binding affinities.
  • Light hydrocarbons, small cycloalkanes, and low-weight aromatics exhibited weak retention.

Conclusions:

  • Bitumen-hydrocarbon interactions are governed by specific molecular and structural parameters.
  • Findings provide critical insights into hydrocarbon expulsion dynamics and fluidity modulation strategies in petroleum systems.