In Situ Observation of Fouling Behavior under Thermal Cracking Conditions: Hue, Saturation, and Intensity Image Analyses

• Published in: Energy & fuels Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 3666 - 3675
• Main Authors: Laborde-Boutet, Cedric, Dinh, David, Bender, Fabian, Medina, Miguel, McCaffrey, William C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 19.05.2016

Thermal cracking reactions of a variety of heavy petroleum feeds were analyzed by in situ cross-polarized microscopy using a reactor equipped with a sapphire window. Cross-polarized microscopy is a powerful technique for detecting the formation of anisotropic domains of carbonaceous material (mesoph...