Influence of particle size, grade and pyrolysis temperature on the oil yield from Jordanian oil shales

Oil Shale

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-221

  Jaber, J O ^a   Probert, S D ^a   Williams, P T ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; LABORATORY-SCALE REACTOR; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SECONDARY REACTIONS; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEPOSITS; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; OIL SHALE;

PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 24044434765     PISSN: 0208189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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