Chemistry and technology of petroleum

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5785296

Speight, J G

This textbook presents the science of petroleum beginning with its formation in the ground. An analysis of the production of a wide variety of petrochemical intermediates as well as the more conventional fuel products is included. Chapter titles are: the origin and recovery of petroleum; the terminology and classification of petroleum; the composition of petroleum; the evaluation of petroleum; the fractionation of petroleum; the identification of petroleum constituents; the asphaltic constituents of petroleum; the chemistry of refinery processes; petroleum refining - distillation; petroleum refining - thermal methods; petroleum refining - treating methods; and products from petroleum. (DMC)

• OSTI ID: 5785296
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Chemical Industries/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
PETROLEUM
REFINING
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
EXPLORATION
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
CHEMISTRY
DISTILLATION
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FRACTIONATION
LIQUID FUELS
OIL WELLS
ORIGIN
REVIEWS
TRANSPORT
WELL DRILLING
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGY
INDUSTRY
MINERAL RESOURCES
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WELLS
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