Olefin production from heavy liquid hydrocarbon thermal cracking: Kinetics and product distribution

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 135-147

  Mehdi, Sedighi ^a   Kamyar, Keyvanloo ^a   Jafar, Towfighi Darian ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heavy liquid hydrocarbon; Kinetic model; Thermal cracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861415833     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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