Experimental study on vacuum residuum upgrading through pyrolysis in supercritical water

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2067-2071

  Zhao, Li Qun ^a   Cheng, Zhen Min ^a   Ding, Yong ^a   Yuan, Pei Qing ^a   Lu, Shan Xiang ^a   Yuan, Wei Kang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH AUTOCLAVE; BOMB REACTOR; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; VACUUM RESIDUUM;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYROLYSIS; RESINS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM; VISCOSITY; WATER;

INDUSTRIAL WASTES;

EID: 33749605998     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060110c     Document Type: Article

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