Rheological behavior of concentrated bitumen in water emulsions

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 6497-6502

  Nunez G A ^a   Sanchez, G ^a   Gutierrez, X ^a   Silva, F ^a   Dalas, C ^a   Rivas, H ^a  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; WATER;

BIMODAL EMULSIONS; BITUMEN; WATER EMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 0343777319     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la990412p     Document Type: Article

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