Accepted Manuscript Screening of ionic liquids as green oilfield solvents for the potential removal of asphaltene from simulated oil: COSMO-RS model approach Zeeshan Rashid, Cecilia Devi Wilfred, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Appusamy Arunagiri, Thanabalan Murugesan PII: S0167-7322(17)34466-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.023 Reference: MOLLIQ 8477 To appear in: Journal of Molecular Liquids Received date: 25 September 2017 Revised date: 4 January 2018 Accepted date: 4 January 2018 Please cite this article as: Zeeshan Rashid, Cecilia Devi Wilfred, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Appusamy Arunagiri, Thanabalan Murugesan , Screening of ionic liquids as green oilfield solvents for the potential removal of asphaltene from simulated oil: COSMO-RS model approach. The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Molliq(2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.molliq.2018.01.023 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.