Microwave applications to oil sands and petroleum: A review

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-135

  Mutyala, Sateesh ^a   Fairbridge, Craig ^a   Paré, J R Jocelyn ^b   Bélanger, Jacqueline M R ^b   Ng, Siauw ^a   Hawkins, Randall ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microwave applications; Microwave assisted extraction; Oil sands; Petroleum upgrading; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BITUMEN EXTRACTION; BITUMEN VISCOSITY; HEATING PERIOD; HEAVY OIL; HETEROATOMS; MICROWAVE ABSORBING MATERIALS; MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED EXTRACTION; OIL RESERVES; OIL-SANDS BITUMEN; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SELECTIVE HEATING; UNDERGROUND HEATING;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; HEATING; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROWAVES; OIL SANDS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; SAND; SHALE OIL;

RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO;

EID: 72649097969     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.09.009     Document Type: Review

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