Thermal cracking behaviors and products distribution of oil sand bitumen by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/TOF-MS

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2017, Pages 227-239

  Hao, Junhui ^a   Feng, Wen ^a   Qiao, Yingyun ^a   Tian, Yuanyu ^a   Zhang, Jinhong ^a   Che, Yuanjun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Oil sand bitumen; Products distribution; Py GC TOF MS; TG FTIR; Thermal cracking

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRACKS; ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SANDS; PARAFFINS; SAND; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EVOLVING CHARACTERISTIC; PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTIONS; PY-GC/TOF-MS; PYROLYSIS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; TG-FT-IR; THERMAL CRACKING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 85034075750     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.08.083     Document Type: Article

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