China refinery tests asphaltenes extraction process

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 52-59

  Zhao, Suoqi ^a   Xu, Chunming ^a   Sun, Xuewen ^a   Xu, Zhiming ^a   Chung, Keng H ^a   Xiang, Yangdong ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b PetroChina Liaohe Petrochemical Co   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMMERCIAL RISKS; CONVENTIONAL OIL; DEASPHALTED OIL; DEMONSTRATION PLANTS; DIESEL PRODUCTION; EXTRACTION PROCESS; HIGH QUALITY; IN-LINE; LIAOHE OILFIELDS; METALLURGICAL COKE PRODUCTION; N-PENTANE; PETROCHINA; PROCESSING CAPACITIES; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; SOLID-VAPOR; VACUUM RESIDS;

ASPHALTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEEDSTOCKS; GLOBAL WARMING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METALLURGICAL COKE; OIL FIELDS; REFINING;

PARAFFINS;

ASPHALTENE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXTRACTION METHOD; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL FIELD; OIL SUPPLY; REFINING INDUSTRY; SOLVENT;

CHINA; LIAOHE OILFIELD; LIAONING;

EID: 77950621770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 00301388     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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