Effect of wax inhibitors on pour point and rheological properties of Iranian waxy crude oil

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 973-977

  Taraneh, Jafari Behbahani ^a   Rahmatollah, Golpasha ^a   Hassan, Akbarnia ^a   Alireza, Dahaghin ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Molecular weight of flow improver; Pour point; Waxy crude oil

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ASPHALTENES; ETHYLENE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; XYLENE;

ASPHALTENE; FLOW IMPROVERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF FLOW IMPROVER; POUR POINT; WAXY CRUDE OIL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 51049117723     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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