Compositional and structural characterization of waxes isolated from bitumens

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 653-660

  Lu, Xiaohu ^a   Redelius, Per ^a  

^a NYNAS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBON; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISTILLATION; MELTING; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BITUMEN WAXES; PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBON; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

PARAFFIN WAXES;

EID: 33645643552     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0503414     Document Type: Article

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