Diffusivity of CO2, CH4, C2H6 and N2 in Athabasca bitumen

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 116-125

  Upreti, Simant R ^a,b   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen; Carbon dioxide; Diffusivity; Ethane; Functional; Methane; Minimization; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANE; METHANE; THERMOANALYSIS;

GAS CONCENTRATION;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

ASPHALT; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANE; METHANE; NITROGEN;

DIFFUSION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GAS DIFFUSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036487945     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450800112     Document Type: Article

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