Application of nanotechnology for heavy oil upgrading: Catalytic steam gasification/cracking of asphaltenes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1566-1570

  Nassar, Nashaat N ^a   Hassan, Azfar ^a   Pereira Almao, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION AFFINITY; ASPHALTENE ADSORPTION; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY OIL; HEAVY OIL UPGRADING; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; ONSET TEMPERATURE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

ADSORPTION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STEAM; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 79955393913     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef2001772     Document Type: Article

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