Abstract:The chemical complexity of petroleum products has, until recently, precluded calculational techniques based on a definitive analysis of the molecular species involved. Instead, readily observed or easily (quick and inexpensively) measured macroscopic properties (gravity, boiling range, etc.) have been used to correlate information empirically. In some instances, the predictions have been “tweaked” on a local data‐centric basis or extended by quasi‐theoretical analysis.
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