Experimental Measurements and Thermodynamic Modeling of Paraffinic Wax Formation in Undercooled Solutions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4977-4983

  Coutinho, João A P ^a   Ruffier Méray, Veronique ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMICS;

CLOUD POINT; ETHYLBENZENE; FLORY FREE VOLUME MODEL; OPTICAL CELLS;

PARAFFIN WAXES;

EID: 0031272396     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960817u     Document Type: Article

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