Thermal Cracking Characteristics and Kinetics of Oil Sand Bitumen and Its SARA Fractions by TG-FTIR

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 1295-1309

  Hao, Junhui ^a   Che, Yuanjun ^a   Tian, Yuanyu ^a   Li, Dawei ^a   Zhang, Jinhong ^a   Qiao, Yingyun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIZATION; ASPHALTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COKE; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; ETHYLENE; METHANE; OIL SANDS; RESINS; SAND;

COKE FORMATION; COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS; CONVERSION RATES; FTIR ANALYSIS; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; RELEASE BEHAVIORS; SARA FRACTIONS; THERMAL CRACKING;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 85014461063     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02598     Document Type: Article

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