Novel laboratory cell for fundamental studies of the effect of polymer additives on wax deposition from model crude oils

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1301-1308

  Tinsley, Jack F ^a   Prud'homme, Robert K ^a   Guo, Xuhong ^a,c   Adamson, Douglas H ^a   Callahan, Scott ^a   Amin, Devang ^a   Shao, Susan ^a   Kriegel, Robert M ^b,d   Saini, Rajesh ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

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

^d The Coca Cola Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEATION; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYBUTENES; SHEAR STRESS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; YIELD STRESS;

POLYETHYLENE BUTENE; POLYMALEIC ANHYDRIDE ETHYL VINYL ETHER; POLYMALEIC ANHYDRIDE OCTADECENE;

PARAFFIN WAXES;

EID: 34250166542     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060446m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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