Abstract: “Several nations in the Caribbean sub-region have abundant resources of heavy oils which contain asphaltenes. These oils can be mined and monetized for national development, however successful processing of this resource is impeded by the unpredictable behavior of the asphaltenes such as precipitation, which can lead to pipe blockage during transport, and fouling of process equipment, thus adding to costs.”

Keywords: Molecular dynamics, asphaltenes, GROMACS, heavy oils