Effect of carbon additives on the mesophase induction period of Athabasca bitumen

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-203

  Gentzis, Thomas ^a   Rahimi, Parviz ^a   Malhotra, Ripudaman ^b   Hirschon, Albert S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADDITIVES; COKE; FLUIDITY; FOULING; FULLERENES; FURNACES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE SEPARATION; SOOT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BITUMENS; HOT STAGE MICROSCOPY;

FUELS;

EID: 0034741332     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(00)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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