Method for efficiently subsampling high-boiling petroleum fractions

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 530-542

  Bocanegra Sanchez, R ^a   Reza, J ^a,b   Trejo, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b Eje Central Lázaro ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Laboratory sample; Subsampling; Test sample; Total petroleum hydrocarbons content; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; CRUDE OIL TANKS; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; MATRIX; PETROLEUM FRACTION; SUBSAMPLING; TEST SAMPLE; TEST SAMPLES; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS CONTENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ASPHALTENES; HYDROCARBONS; OIL TANKS; TESTING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 67650187975     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325000701857662     Document Type: Article

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