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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
- 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