Comparative oxidation of adsorbed asphaltenes onto transition metal oxide nanoparticles

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 145-149

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Adsorption; Asphaltenes; Metal oxide; Nanoparticles; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; ASPHALTENES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROCARBONS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

ADSORPTION AFFINITY; ASPHALTENE ADSORPTION; HEAVY OIL; METAL OXIDE; NON-CATALYTIC; OXIDATION TEMPERATURE; TRANSITION METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

ASPHALTENE; COBALT DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; IRON OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATIONAL STUDY; OXIDATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79959758034     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.03.049     Document Type: Article

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