Diffusion-controlled adsorptive uptake of coal and petroleum asphaltenes in a NiMo/Al2O3 hydrotreating catalyst

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 57-79

  Yang, Xiaofeng ^a   Guin, James A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Asphaltenes; Diffusion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ASPHALT; CATALYSTS; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

NICKEL MOLYBDATE; PETROLEUM ASPHALTENES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 0031649428     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449808912381     Document Type: Article

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