Dispersion of asphaltene nanoaggregates and the role of rayleigh scattering in the absorption of visible electromagnetic radiation by these nanoaggregates

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 680-693

  Derakhshesh, Marzie ^a   Gray, Murray R ^a   Dechaine, Greg P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ASPHALTENE AGGREGATES; COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; DIFFUSION CELLS; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; NANO SCALE; NANOAGGREGATES; RAYLEIGH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCATTERING EQUATIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE RADIATIONS; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

ACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; AGGREGATES; CHROMOPHORES; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84874129951     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef3015958     Document Type: Article

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