Determination by PIXE of the metallic content in vacuum residue, asphaltenes and maltenes

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1391-1400

  Camacho Moran V ^a   Romero Guzman E T ^b   Lopez Monroy J ^b   Ramirez Torres J J ^b   Villasenor Sanchez P ^b   Aspiazu Fabian, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Maltenes; PIXE analysis; Vacuum residue

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; PRECIPITATES; VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PIXE ANALYSIS; SOXHLET EXTRACTION SYSTEM; VACUUM RESIDUES;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 36749033258     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460500528813     Document Type: Article

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