Bifurcated correlations of the properties of crude oils with their asphaltene content

Fuel

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-28

  Evdokimov, Igor N ^a  

^a GUBKIN RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF OIL AND GAS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Bulk properties; Correlations; Crude oils; Deasphalting

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ASPHALT; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIODEGRADATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEPOSITION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISCOSITY;

ASPHALTENES; BULK PROPERTIES; CORRELATIONS; CRUDE OILS; DEASPHALTING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 5044230673     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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