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| | Compositional and Structural Characterization of Waxes Isolated from Bitumens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | It has been demonstrated that, in crude oils, waxes may be paraffin type or microcrystalline type, depending on source of the crude oil. |
 | | Unlike paraffin waxes that consist primarily of n-alkanes, microcrystalline waxes are dominated by cycloalkanes and isoalkanes. |
 | | The degrees of crystallinity are estimated as 33% and 35%, respectively, for the waxes isolated from bitumens A and C. The crystallinity values are not related to n-alkanes contents in the waxes (cf., Table 4), indicating the effect of crystalline regions in isoalkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatic compounds. |
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