Interaction of clay additives with mesophase formed during thermal treatment of solid-free Athabasca bitumen fraction

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 817-825

  Rahimi, Parviz ^a   Gentzis, Thomas ^a   Fairbridge, Craig ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; HYDROGEN; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NITROGEN; VISCOSITY;

COKING PROPENSITY; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE;

COKING PROPERTIES;

EID: 0033164593     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef980219n     Document Type: Article

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