The chemistry and technology of petroleum
Covers underground formation of petroleum to the recovery of refined products. This edition includes new chapters on such areas as the structure of petroleum, refining heavy feedstocks, instability and incompatibility in petroleum products, and environmental aspects of refining
eBook, English, ©1999
3rd ed., rev. and expanded View all formats and editions
Marcel Dekker, New York, ©1999
Chemical industries, v. 76, 76
Electronic books
1 online resource (xiv, 918 pages) : illustrations
9780585138701, 9780824742119, 9780203908631, 9780824702175, 0585138702, 0824742117, 0203908635, 0824702174
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Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; History and Terminology; Classifcation; Origin and Occurrence; Kerogen; Exploration, Recovery, and Transportation; Chemical Composition; Fractional Composition; Properties and Evaluation; Identi.cation and Structural Group Analysis; Asphaltenes; The Structure of Petroleum; Refining Chemistry; Refinery Distillation; Thermal Cracking; Catalytic Cracking; Hydroprocessing; Refining Heavy Feedstocks; Product Improvement; Treatment Processes; Gas Cleaning; Products; Instability and Incompatibility