Hydrocarbon Processing, 2022. — 227 p. This handbook-type industry reference source is produced by the staff of Hydrocarbon Processing. It contains flow diagrams and descriptions of more than 170 commercially viable gas processing processes from 25 licensors. Included are drying, treating, dehydrogenation, effluent cleanup, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, syngas, sulfur,...
CRC Press, 2009. — 432 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4200-6630-2. During the upgrading of heavy petroleum, asphaltene is the most problematic impurity since it is the main cause of catalyst deactivation and sediments formation. Exploring many aspects related to asphaltenes composition and conversion, Asphaltenes: Chemical Transformation during Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils highlights the...
4th edition. — PennWell, 2008. — 280 p. — ISBN: 978-1-59370-158-1. This book is designed to give the reader an overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations. New to this edition is important information on the nature of crude oil and raw materials and a comprehensive discussion on what sets crude oil and oil...
InTech, 2010. — 613 p. — ISBN: 978-953-307-112-1. The contributions in this book present an overview of cutting edge research on natural gas which is a vital component of world's supply of energy. Natural gas is a combustible mixture of hydrocarbon gases, primarily methane but also heavier gaseous hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane and butane. Unlike other fossil fuels,...
Springer, 2020. – 92 p. – ISBN: 978-3-030-30750-9. This book offers a straightforward, informative guide to the chemicals used for gas hydrate formation and inhibition, providing the reader with the latest information on the definition, structure, formation conditions, problems, and applications of gas hydrates. The authors review not only the inhibitors used to prevent or...
Springer, 2018. — 397 p. — ISBN: 9811329494. This book provides comprehensive information on the youngest member of the petroleum sciences family: Oilfield Chemistry, proposes the chemical agents for addressing current problems, and explains the functions, mechanisms and synergistic effects of various chemical agents Clay Minerals Drilling Fluid Chemistry Cement Slurry...
IGI Global, 2018. — 557 p. — ISBN: 9781466699762. Technological advancements are leading the way for innovation within the petrochemical industry. New materials discovery and application, process modification and automation, and market and demand changes are just a few of the many changes occurring as a result of technology innovation and integration. Petrochemical Catalyst...
InTech, 2012. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-953-51-0820-7. Natural gas has traditionally been used as a feedstock for the chemical industry, and as a fuel for process and space heating. Recent advances in exploration, drilling techniques and hydraulic fracturing have made it possible for natural gas to become available in abundance (as of 2012). As natural gas displaces traditional...
McGraw-Hill, 2002. — 416 p. — ISBN: 0-07-138786-2. The revised edition of the Fuel Field Manual contains most of the same information as the original edition. Portions of the text have been revised to correct mistakes and to better describe some of the technological detail presented. Several schematic diagrams and chemical equations have been added to help clarify processes...
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2015. — 141 p. A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering. Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture consisting of mainly CH4 and varying amounts of other gases such as nitrogen. N2 is difficult to remove from natural gas. Cryogenic...
PennWell, 2005. — 221 p. This nontechnical treatment is a great introduction to oil and gas production for anyone from beginning petroleum engineering and geology students to accountants, salespersons, and other professionals interested in the industry. Co-authored by Martin Raymond, a veteran production manager, and William Leffler, one of the top petroleum nontechnical...
Springer, 2018. — 125 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-66074-5. This book addresses several issues related to hydrate inhibition and monoethylene glycol (MEG) recovery units (MRUs) in offshore natural gas fields, from fundamentals to engineering aspects and from energy consumption assessment to advanced topics such as exergy analysis. The assessment of energy degradation in MRUs is...
2nd Edition. — Gulf Professional Publishing, 2020. — 787 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-809923-0. This Handbook, Second Edition, provides an analysis of the process steps required to produce hydrocarbons from various raw materials and how the choice of a process depends not only on technology, but also on external effects, such as social and economic developments, political factors...
Wiley, 2020. — 406 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119-48788-3. A guide to the design, operation, control, troubleshooting, optimization as well as the recent advances in the field of petrochemical processes. This book is a guide to the tools and methods for energy optimization and process design. Written by a panel of experts on the topic, the book highlights the application of these methods...
Technip, 2001. — 609 p. This fifth and final volume of the series Petroleum Refining, entitled Refinery Operation and Management, provides the economic framework for our work of using the raw materials, the processes and the plant and equipment that the first four volumes have taught us to understand, to meet the varied and changing requirements of numerous, and always more...
Editions Technip, 2000. — 670 p. This five-volume series covers the entire range of technologies used in the petroleum refining industry. The books are intended for students and for the engineers and technicians who operate in refineries.In addition to the detailed description of the conventional separation processes used in refining, this volume devotes ample space to...
Houston, 2001. — 45 p. Even in the best run plants operations degrade over time or some processes do not work as well as expected. Plant operating and equipment changes introduce new problems and reveal, older, unappreciated problems. Troubleshooting, the systematic investigation or problems and their solution, is key to maximizing plant profits. A unit with malfunctioning...