Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors

Ali Ghamartale is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He earned a PhD in oil and gas engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, a M.Sc. and B.Sc., both in reservoir engineering from Shiraz University. Ali was previously a technician at PetroAzma Company and programmer in MATLAB and has earned one patent.Shokufe Afzali is currently a Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nima Rezaei is currently a Post-doctoral at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Kuwait University and Shiraz University. Nima earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, a M.Sc. in chemical engineering from Shiraz University, and a B.Sc. in chemical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Nima is a member of AIChE, CIS, and SPE.Dr. Sohrab Zendehboudi is a Professor in the Department of Process Engineering at Memorial University (MUN), NL, Canada, and a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. His research interests include Energy and Environment, Transport Phenomena, and Process Systems Engineering. Dr. Zendehboudi leads a team of engineers and graduate students at MUN conducting research in carbon management, energy, and process sustainability. With nearly 20 years of experience, Dr. Zendehboudi has worked as a process engineer, researcher, instructor, supervisor, and professor at various institutions in Iran, Kuwait, the USA, and Canada. He is currently an associate editor for several journals, including the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering and Energies. Dr. Zendehboudi holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering (specializing in Transport Phenomena) from the University of Waterloo, Canada.