The investigation of hydrocarbon cracking reaction energetics with composite energy methods

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 979-986

  Zheng, X ^a   Blowers, P ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; CBS method; Computational time; Hydrocarbon cracking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDROCRACKING; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; REACTION KINETICS;

CBS METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; HYDROCARBON CRACKING;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 30344460554     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020500321329     Document Type: Article

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