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An Evaluation of the Performance of Selected Wax Inhibitors on Paraffin Deposition of Nigerian Crude Oils

O. O. Bello Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Technical University, Clausthal, Germany
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S. O. Fasesan Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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C. Teodoriu Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Technical University, Clausthal, Germany
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K. M. Reinicke Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Technical University, Clausthal, Germany
Pages 195-206 | Published online: 19 Aug 2006

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