Thermal degradation of asphaltene and infrared characterization of its degraded fractions

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1089-1095

  Huang, J ^a  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared spectrometry; Petroleum asphaltene; Thermal gravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AROMATIC PROPERTIES; HEATING RATE; MASS REDUCTION; PETROLEUM ASPHALTENE;

ASPHALT;

EID: 33748477669     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-200056601     Document Type: Article

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