Performance Investigation of Asphaltene Adsorption at a Carbonate Rock Surface: Spectroscopy Experiment and Molecular Simulation.

Investigation of asphaltene adsorption at rock surfaces plays an important role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for the petroleum industry. In this work, the interaction performances of asphaltene adsorption at carbonate dolomite and calcite surfaces are investigated based on experimental and simulation insights. On the one hand, macroscopic interaction performances were investigated by spectroscopy experiments to obtain the Langmuir thermodynamic model and pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic model.

The safety profile of preoperative administration of heparin for thromboprophylaxis in Chinese patients intended for thoracoscopic major thoracic surgery: a pilot randomized controlled study.

Background: Patients undergoing major thoracic surgery especially for cancers are at a high risk of perioperative thromboembolism. Current guidelines recommended either heparin sodium (unfractionated heparin) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for those patients at high risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). However, the rational timing of starting heparin has not yet been well established, because DVT can be caused by not only surgery but also comorbidities as well as prolonged hospital stay, and thoracic surgeons always concerned about heparin-related increased risk of intra- or post-operative bleeding.