Solids formation in hydrocarbon systems

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 126-137

  Holder, G D ^a   Enick, R M ^a   Mohamed, R S ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDRATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE; SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WAXES;

ASPHALTENES; CHEMICAL POTENTIALS; DIAMONDOIDS; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING; WAX PRECIPITATION;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0041545414     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3812(95)02945-1     Document Type: Article

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