Development of an alternative setup for the estimation of microcarbon residue for heavy oil and fractions: Effects derived from air presence

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 3631-3639

  Hassan, Azfar ^a   Carbognani, Lante ^a   Pereira Almao, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen; Heavy oil; Microcarbon residue

Indexed keywords

NONMETALS; OXYGEN; RATE CONSTANTS;

BITUMEN; GAS-FLOW RATES; HEAVY OIL; HIGH-ACCURACY; INITIAL STAGES; MICROCARBON RESIDUE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 50649085449     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2008.05.031     Document Type: Article

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