Review of Electrical methods for Enhancing crude oil Viscosity and Flowability

Open Access

Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 97, 2024 Fifth International Scientific Conference of Alkafeel University (ISCKU 2024)


Article Number		00033
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20249700033
Published online		05 April 2024

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