Integrated extraction and low severity upgrading of oilsands bitumen by activated natural zeolite catalysts

Fuel

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 457-464

  Junaid, A S M ^a   Street, C ^a   Wang, W ^a   Rahman, M M ^a   An, W ^a   McCaffrey, W C ^a   Kuznicki, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen extraction; Catalytic cracking; Natural zeolites; Primary upgrading; Secondary upgrading

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; BATCH SYSTEMS; BITUMEN EXTRACTION; BOILING POINT DISTRIBUTION; CLINOPTILOLITES; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HETEROATOMS; LIQUID YIELD; LOW TEMPERATURES; NATURAL ZEOLITES; OIL-SANDS BITUMEN; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION; PRIMARY UPGRADING; SECONDARY UPGRADING;

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; HEAVY METALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR; VANADIUM; ZEOLITES;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84856711492     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.043     Document Type: Article

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