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The chemistry and technology of petroleum /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Speight, James G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [1999]
Edition:3rd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series:Chemical industries ; v. 76.
Subjects:
Petroleum.
Petroleum > Refining.
Online Access:Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • History and terminology
  • Classification
  • Origin and occurrence
  • Kerogen
  • Exploration, receovery, and transportation
  • Chemical composition
  • Fractional composition
  • Properties and evaluation
  • Identification 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
  • Petrochemicals
  • Environmental aspects of refining
  • Conversion factors and tables
  • Glossary
  • Index.