Experimental and kinetic studies of aromatic hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurization, and hydrodenitrogenation of light gas oils derived from athabasca bitumen

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 7935-7944

  Owusu Boakye, Abena ^a   Dalai, Ajay K ^a   Ferdous, Deena ^a   Adjaye, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BITUMINIZED FIBERS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESULFURIZATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROGENATION; NITROGEN;

APPRECIABLE HYDROGENATION OF AROMATICS (AHYD); DEAROMATIZATION; HYDROTREATING TEMPERATURE; LIGHT GAS OILS (LGOS);

GAS OILS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROGENATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; KINETICS;

EID: 27444436480     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0500826     Document Type: Article

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