Impact of asphaltene-rich aggregate size on coke deposition on a commercial hydroprocessing catalyst

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1080-1092

  Zhao, Bei ^a   Shaw, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; ASPHALTENES; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COKE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; GAS OILS; HYDROGENATION; NANOFILTRATION; PELLETIZING; PETROLEUM REFINING; PORE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TRANSITION METALS; VANADIUM;

AGGREGATE SIZES; AND MODELS; ATHABASCA BITUMENS; CATALYST PELLETS; CATALYST PORES; CATALYST RATIOS; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION PROCESSES; CERAMIC FILTERS; COKE DEPOSITIONS; COKED CATALYSTS; CONSISTENT; CONTROL SAMPLES; CROSS SECTIONS; CRUDE SAMPLES; DIFFUSION LIMITEDS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HEAVY OILS; HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS; HYDROTREATING CATALYSTS; MALTENE; MAYA CRUDE OILS; PARTIAL FILLINGS; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE VOLUMES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SURFACE AREAS;

HYDROCRACKING;

EID: 42049106919     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef7004817     Document Type: Article

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