A review on upgrading and viscosity reduction of heavy oil and bitumen by underground catalytic cracking

Nowadays, the output of light crude oil is approaching its peak, which has shifted the attentions of petroleum industry to a large quantity of heavy oil and bitumen in order to offset the growing demand of energy and fuels. The heavy oil and bitumen are usually characterized by high viscosity, high...

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Main Authors: Fajun Zhao, Yongjian Liu, Ning Lu, Tianxiao Xu, Guangmeng Zhu, Kai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Energy Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721004595