Catalytic (Mo) upgrading of Athabasca bitumen vacuum bottoms via two-step hydrocracking and enhancement of Mo-heavy oil interaction

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1323-1331

  Dehkissia, Soumaïne ^a,b   Larachi, Faïçal ^b   Chornet, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen vacuum bottom; Catalytic hydrocracking; Light maltenic yield; Maltenes asphaltenes fractionation

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ASPHALT; CATALYSIS; COKE; COKING; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCRACKING; MARKETING; MOLYBDENUM; OIL SANDS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

BITUMEN VACUUM BOTTOM; CATALYTIC HYDROCRACKING; LIGHT MALTENIC YIELD; MALTENES/ASPHALTENES FRACTIONATION;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

EID: 1842685801     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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