Application of taylor dispersion technique to measure mutual diffusion coefficient in hexane+bitumen system

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2670-2682

  Ghanavati, Mohsen ^a   Hassanzadeh, Hassan ^a   Abedi, Jalal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen; Diffusion coefficients; Heavy oil; Liquid solvent

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CRUDE OIL; HEXANE; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; SOLVENTS;

BITUMEN; DIFFUSION STUDIES; HEAVY OIL; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MUTUAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; TAYLOR DISPERSION TECHNIQUE; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84902196835     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14438     Document Type: Article

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