Suspensions : fundamentals and applications in the petroleum industry /

This book provides an introduction to the nature, formation and occurrence, stability, propagation, and uses of suspensions in the petroleum industry. Its audience is scientists and engineers who may encounter or apply suspensions, whether in process design, petroleum production, or research and dev...

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Other Authors: Schramm, Laurier Lincoln
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, ©1996.
Series:Advances in chemistry series ; 251.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book provides an introduction to the nature, formation and occurrence, stability, propagation, and uses of suspensions in the petroleum industry. Its audience is scientists and engineers who may encounter or apply suspensions, whether in process design, petroleum production, or research and development. The primary focus is on the applications of the principles of particle dispersions, with attention given to practical processes and problems. The book illustrates how to understand, make, and use desirable suspensions and how to approach destabilizing, or preventing the occurrence of undesirable suspensions.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page (ACS publications, viewed October 5, 2009).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 800 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780841224360
0841224366