Molecular components-based representation of petroleum fractions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-420

  Ahmad, Muhammad Imran ^a   Zhang, Nan ^b   Jobson, Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Molecular characterisation; Petroleum fractions

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; CONVERSION PROCESS; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES; HYDROCARBON MOLECULES; MATRIX REPRESENTATION; MODELLING; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION; MOLECULAR COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULAR TYPE; NEW STRATEGY; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING UNITS; PETROLEUM FRACTION; PETROLEUM FRACTIONS; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; REFINERY PROCESS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

EID: 79953062538     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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