Thermogravimetric studies on catalytic effect of metal oxide nanoparticles on asphaltene pyrolysis under inert conditions

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1327-1332

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Adsorption; Asphaltenes; Catalytic decomposition; Nanoparticles; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; OZAWA-FLYNN-WALL METHOD; SELECTED METALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC STUDIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; HYDROCARBONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; PYROLYSIS;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84870899720     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-2045-0     Document Type: Article

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