Chemistry and technology of petroleum

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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