Study on upgrading heavy oil by catalytic aquathermolysis using formic acid as hydrogen donor

Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Yong Jian ^a   Zhao, Fa Jun ^a   Zhao, Guo ^a,b   Hu, Shao Bin ^a   Lin, Zhong ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b Daqing Petroleum Administrative Bureau   (China)

^c PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED   (China)

Author keywords

Aquathermolysis; Catalytic reactions; Formic acid; Heavy crude oil; Hydrogen donor; Organonickel salt; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149308602     PISSN: 10004092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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