Desulfurization of heavy oil-oxidative desulfurization (ODS) as potential upgrading pathway for oil sands derived bitumen

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 594-602

  Javadli, Rashad ^a,b   De Klerk, Arno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ConocoPhillips ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEASPHALTING; DIBENZOTHIOPHENES; FREE-RADICAL ADDITION; HEAVY OIL; N-HEPTANES; OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION; PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY; STORAGE STABILITY; SULFUR OXIDATION; SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS; THIOPHENIC SULFUR; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; VISCOSITY INCREASE; WATER WASHING;

ADDITION REACTIONS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; FUEL STORAGE; HARDENING; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HEPTANE; HYDRODESULFURIZATION; OIL SANDS; OXIDATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84855969367     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201448d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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