Wiley Critical Content: Petroleum Technology, 2 Volume Set

ISBN-13: 9780470134023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 2000 str.

Wiley; Ronald Ed. Wiley; Arza Seidel

Opis

The two-volume reference Wiley Critical Content: Petroleum Technology presents a collection of over 40 articles that were reprinted from the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. The articles are organized in three thematic subjects: PART I: Exploration, Refining, Engineering, and Handling PART II: Fuels PART III: Base Chemicals

Recenzje

"All professionals connected in any way with the science and industry of petroleum will find these incomparable volumes essential references." ( CHOICE, October 2007)

Spis treści

PART I: EXPLORATION, PRODUCTION, AND REFINING

Petroleum, Introduction 1

Exploration, Drilling, and Production Engineering 43

Enhanced Oil Recovery 167

Oil Shale 194

Tar Sands 222

Drilling Fluids 250

Petroleum Refinery Processes 291

Oil Refining, Environmental Considerations 334

Natural Gas 355

BTX Processing 427

Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Units, Regeneration 442

Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Catalysts and Additives 477

Catalysis 499

Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration 553

Distillation 621

Distillation, Azeotropic and Extractive 667

Separations Process Synthesis 734

Liquid Liquid Extraction 776

Pipelines 851

Sulfur and Hydrogen Sulfide Recovery 872

Corrosion and Corrosion Control 896

Bioremediation 920

PART II: REFINED PRODUCTS AND FUELS

Liquefied Petroleum Gas 1

Lubrication and Lubricants 14

Waxes 85

Asphalt 169

Petroleum Coke 205

Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels 223

Aviation Turbine Fuels 273

Heating Oil 293

Naphthenic Acids 317

Fuels, Synthetic, Liquid 329

Fuels, Synthetic, Gaseous 377

Octane Enhancers 406

Methyl Tert–Butyl Ether 428

Combustion Science and Technology 449

Emission Control, Automotive 493

Emission Control, Industrial 529

PART III: PETROCHEMICALS

Petrochemical Feedstocks 576

Hydrocarbons 591

Acetylene 652

Ethylene 727

Propylene 799

Butadiene 820

Isoprene 849

Cyclohexane 876

Benzene 885

Toluene 914

Xylenes 944

Ethylbenzene 974

Cyclopentadiene and

Dicyclopentadiene 991

Naphthalene and Hydronaphthalenes 1007

Anthracene 1020

Olefins, Higher 1028

Acylation and

Alkylation 1047

Synthetic Organic Chemicals, Economic Evaluation 1114

Index 1141

Blurb

Wiley Critical Content

Petroleum Technology

Volume 1

Wiley Critical Content: Petroleum Technology, a comprehensive new reference for the petroleum industry, features articles from two of Wiley′s most renowned chemical encyclopedias the Kirk–Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and Ullmann′s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.

Wiley Critical Content: Petroleum Technology provides thorough, up–to–date information on all aspects of the field, including petroleum properties and origin, exploration, production and refining processes and products, economic issues, and environmental and health concerns. The two–volume set presents over fifty articles, organized into three thematic sections:

• Exploration, Production, and Refining

• Refined Products and Fuels

• Petrochemicals

Written by prominent experts from around the world, this reliable reference will be of particular interest to petroleum and chemical engineers, chemists, geologists, and other professionals and consultants in the petroleum industry. Readers will find broad introductory information as well as technical details relevant to both industrial environments and academic research.