New insights into oxidation behaviours of crude oils

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 12-15

  Li, J ^a   Mehta, S A ^b   Moore, R G ^b   Ursenbach, M G ^b  

^a SUNCOR ENERGY INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OXIDATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ATHABASCA BITUMEN; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; LIGHT OIL; OIL BITUMENS; OXIDATION BEHAVIOURS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PRESSURIZED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES;

CRUDE OIL;

EID: 70349768947     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/09-09-12-TN     Document Type: Article

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