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Heavy oil / Asphaltene

Saturates and aromatics characterization in heavy crude oil upgrading using Ni–Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Onoriode P. AvbenakeChemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria; ;Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman; ;Chemical Engineering Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rashid S. Al-HajriPetroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;
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Baba Y. JibrilChemical Engineering Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Pages 800-807 | Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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