Investigation of oil-shale pyrolysis processing conditions using thermogravimetric analysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-133

  Williams, Paul T ^a   Ahmad, Nasir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Oil shale; Pyrolysis; TGA

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARRHENIUS ANALYSIS; COATS-REDFERN ANALYSIS; LIQUID HYDROCARBON;

SHALE OIL;

EID: 0034209953     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(99)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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