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The chemistry and technology of petroleum

Title
The chemistry and technology of petroleum / James G. Speight.
Author
Speight, James G.
Publication
New York : M. Dekker, ©1980.

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Description
vii, 498 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series Statement
Chemical industries ; v. 3
Uniform Title
Chemical industries ; v. 3.
Subject
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum > Refining
  • Petroleum
  • petroleum
  • Petroleum > Refining
  • Erdölverarbeitung
  • Petrochemie
  • Aardolie
  • Chemische technologie
  • Procestechnologie
  • Petrochemische industrie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents
THE ORIGIN AND RECOVERY OF PETROLEUM: Historical review -- Origin of petroleum -- Petroleum recovery -- Petroleum production -- Transportation -- THE TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM: Nomenclature and terminology -- Classification -- THE COMPOSITION OF PETROLEUM: Ultimate analysis -- Chemical composition -- THE EVALUATION OF PETROLEUM: Physical properties -- Optical properties -- Thermal properties -- Electrical properties -- Miscellaneous properties -- THE FRACTIONATION OF PETROLEUM: Distillation -- Solvent treatment -- Adsorption -- Chemical methods -- Extraction -- THE IDENTIFICATION OF PETROLEUM CONSTITUENTS: Gas-liquid chromatography -- Structural group analysis -- THE ASPHALTIC CONSTITUENTS OF PETROLEUM: The chemical structure of petroleum asphaltics -- The physical structure of petroleum -- THE CHEMISTRY OF REFINERY PROCESSES: Cracking reactions -- Hydrogenation -- Isomerization -- Alkylation -- Polymerization -- PETROLEUM REFINING - DISTILLATION: Pretreatment of petroleum -- Distillation theory -- Early processes -- Modern processes -- PETROLEUM REFINING - THERMAL METHODS: Feedstock pretreatment - deasphalting -- Thermal cracking -- Catalytic cracking -- Visbreaking -- Coking -- Hydroprocessing -- Thermal reforming -- Catalytic reforming -- Isomerization -- Alkylation -- Polymerization -- Hydrogen production -- PETROLEUM REFINING - TREATING METHODS: Caustic (lye) treating -- Acid treating -- Clay treating -- Oxidative treating -- Solvent treating -- Gas treating -- PRODUCTS FROM PETROLEUM: Petroleum products -- Petroleum chemicals (petrochemicals).
ISBN
  • 0824769481
  • 9780824769482
LCCN
80021953
OCLC
  • ocm06735432
  • 6735432
  • SCSB-9120200
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library