Systematics and modelling representations of LPG thermal cracking for olefin production

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-16

  Towfighi, Jafar ^a   Niaei, Aligholi ^b   Karimzadeh, Ramin ^a   Saedi, Giti ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coke Deposition; Cracking Furnace; LPG; Modelling; Olefin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645981301     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705685     Document Type: Article

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