Characterization of thermally degraded asphaltene fractions using gel permeation chromatography

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1313-1320

  Huang, J ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Gel permeation chromatography; Thermal gravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE FRACTIONS; CHROMATOGRAMS; MASS REDUCTION; RESIDUAL FRACTIONS;

BOILING POINT; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 35648965797     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460500423536     Document Type: Article

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