The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum
by James G. Speight
by James G. Speight
984 pages
Publisher: CRC; 4 edition (Oct 31 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849390672
ISBN-13: 978-0849390678
Publisher: CRC; 4 edition (Oct 31 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849390672
ISBN-13: 978-0849390678
Book Description
The fourth edition of a bestseller, The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum offers a well-documented and progressive perspective on the development of petroleum refining technologies, emphasizing novel refining approaches that optimize efficiency and throughput. With nearly 50 percent new material and over 300 figures and tables, this edition includes new chapters on heavy oil and tar sand bitumen recovery, deasphalting and dewaxing processes, new specifications for petroleum products, and environmental aspects of refining. This book provides an ideal platform for scientists, engineers, and other professionals to enable cleaner and more efficient petroleum processing methods.
Book Info
Introduces the science of petroleum, beginning with its formation in the ground, & eventually leads to analyses of the production of a wide variety of petrochemical intermediates as well as the more conventional fuel products. DLC: Petroleum. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Introduces the science of petroleum, beginning with its formation in the ground, & eventually leads to analyses of the production of a wide variety of petrochemical intermediates as well as the more conventional fuel products. DLC: Petroleum. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part. I History, Occurrence, and Recovery
1 History and Terminology 1
2 Classification 35
3 Origin and Occurrence 55
4 Kerogen 121
5 Exploration, Recovery, and Transportation 149
Part. II Composition and Properties
6 Chemical Composition 215
7 Fractional Composition 244
8 Properties and Evaluation 300
9 Identification and Structural Group Analysis 358
10 Asphaltenes 412
11 The Structure of Petroleum 468
Part. III Refining
12 Refining Chemistry 499
13 Refinery Distillation 536
14 Thermal Cracking 565
15 Catalytic Cracking 585
16 Hydroprocessing 604
17 Refining Heavy Feedstocks 641
18 Product Improvement 680
19 Treatment Processes 709
20 Gas Cleaning 747
21 Products 777
22 Instability and Incompatibility 818
23 Petrochemicals 835
Part. IV Environmental Issues
24 Environmental Aspects of Refining 854
Conversion Factors and Tables 875
Glossary 879
Index 909
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part. I History, Occurrence, and Recovery
1 History and Terminology 1
2 Classification 35
3 Origin and Occurrence 55
4 Kerogen 121
5 Exploration, Recovery, and Transportation 149
Part. II Composition and Properties
6 Chemical Composition 215
7 Fractional Composition 244
8 Properties and Evaluation 300
9 Identification and Structural Group Analysis 358
10 Asphaltenes 412
11 The Structure of Petroleum 468
Part. III Refining
12 Refining Chemistry 499
13 Refinery Distillation 536
14 Thermal Cracking 565
15 Catalytic Cracking 585
16 Hydroprocessing 604
17 Refining Heavy Feedstocks 641
18 Product Improvement 680
19 Treatment Processes 709
20 Gas Cleaning 747
21 Products 777
22 Instability and Incompatibility 818
23 Petrochemicals 835
Part. IV Environmental Issues
24 Environmental Aspects of Refining 854
Conversion Factors and Tables 875
Glossary 879
Index 909
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