Mitigation of fouling in bitumen furnaces by pigging

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-13

  Parker, Richard J ^a   McFarlane, Richard A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBON; FOULING; IRON COMPOUNDS; OIL SANDS; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

IRON SULFIDE; PIGGING;

HEATING FURNACES;

EID: 0033622820     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef990105r     Document Type: Article

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