Results of laboratory tests on the potential for using in situ burning on 17 crude oils

2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 7229-7232

  McCourt, James ^a   Buist, Ian ^a   Buffington, Sharon ^b  

^a SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd   (Canada)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

API GRAVITY; LABORATORY TESTS; SPILL RESPONSE INFORMATION;

COMBUSTION; GRAVITATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RESIDUAL FUELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33646024625     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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