Characterization of shale oil as compared to crude oil and some refined petroleum products

Energy Sources

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1171-1182

  Akash, B A ^a   Jaber, J O ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Characterization; Crude oil; Distillation; Jordan; Petroleum products; Shale oil

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DISTILLATION; GAS OILS; PYROLYSIS; RESIDUAL FUELS; TEMPERATURE;

FRACTIONS; HEAVY FUEL OIL; HEAVY GAS OIL;

SHALE OIL;

EID: 0344924898     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310390233612     Document Type: Article

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