Effect of crude oil composition and blending on flowing properties

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 863-878

  Del Carmen García, María ^a   Urbina, Argelia ^a  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAFFIN WAXES;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SIMULATE DISTILLATION (HTSD);

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0037665143     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/lft-120017454     Document Type: Article

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