Powder X-ray diffraction determination of phyllosilicate mass and area versus particle thickness distributions for clays from the athabasca Oil sands

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-321

  Mercier, P H J ^a   Le Page, Y ^a   Tu, Y ^a   Kotlyar, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athabasca oil sands; Illite; Kaolinite; Oil sands bitumen recovery; Particle thickness distributions; Phyllosilicate clays; Powder x ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; OIL SANDS; THICKNESS CONTROL; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; OIL SANDS BITUMEN RECOVERY; PARTICLE THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYLLOSILICATE CLAYS;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 39749199007     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460600806069     Document Type: Article

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