Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593701985 / 9781593701987 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the first of the 10-part series, History/Oil Patch to Refinery/Crude Oil, Dr. Leffler outlines the history of the petroleum industry, its milestones and accomplishments. Then Dr. Leffler provides...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593701993 / 9781593701994 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the second of the 10-part series, Distilling and Vacuum Flashing, Dr. Leffler takes you into the refinery, and illustrates the process of separating the various components within crude oil using ...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702000 / 9781593702007 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the third of the 10-part series, The Chemistry of Petroleum, Dr. Leffler explains the chemical properties of various components within crude oil. He covers the basic properties of paraffins, olef...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702019 / 9781593702014 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the fourth of the 10-part series, Refinery Gas Plants/Cat Reforming, Dr. Leffler outlines what goes on in a refinery gas plant. He discusses the various paths and processes refiners use to separa...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702027 / 9781593702021 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the fifth of the 10-part series, Catalytic Cracking/Alkylation, Dr. Leffler outlines the cat cracking process and explains how it takes straight run heavy oils and cracks them into smaller, more ...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702035 / 9781593702038 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the sixth of the 10-part series, Hydrocracking / Isomerization, Dr. Leffler outlines the hydrocracking process and explains how this versatile unit in the refinery can easily produce various prod...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702043 / 9781593702045 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the seventh of the 10-part series, Residual Reduction, Dr. Leffler outlines the various techniques used to deal with residue in the refinery, including the coker, the delayed coker, and the flexi...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702051 / 9781593702052 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the eighth of the 10-part series, Gasoline, Dr. Leffler outlines the demands of the internal combustion engine, and how that, along with the governmental restrictions placed on refineries, has sh...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 159370206X / 9781593702069 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the ninth of the 10-part series, Distillate and Residual Fuels/Asphalt, Dr. Leffler outlines distillate and residual fuels, such as kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuels. He also disc...
Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702078 / 9781593702076 Year: 2010 Availability: 45-60 days
In the last of the 10-part series, Hydrogen, Hydrotreating, and Sulfur Plants/Review, Dr. Leffler outlines ways the refiners utilize hydrogen to remove contaminants and unwanted molecules from the r...
Author: The Organizing Committee of the 14th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste ISBN: 0415614554 / 9780415614559 Year: 2011 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Tailings and Mine Waste'10 contains the contributions from the 14th annual Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, held by Colorado State University of Fort Collins, Colorado in conjunction with the Uni...
Author: Abhijit Y. Dandekar ISBN: 1439876363 / 9781439876367 Year: 2013 Availability: Out of Stock
A strong foundation in reservoir rock and fluid properties is the backbone of almost all the activities in the petroleum industry. Suitable for undergraduate students in petroleum engineering, Petro...
Author: Mao Bai, William Standifird, Xinpu Shen ISBN: 1138073865 / 9781138073869 Year: 2017 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Modern petroleum and petrotechnical engineering is increasingly challenging due to the inherently scarce and decreasing number of global petroleum resources. Exploiting these resources efficiently w...
Author: Lilianna Z. Pillon ISBN: 9781138374096 Year: 2018 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Hundreds of lubricant additives are available industry-wide to improve base stock properties and protect metal surfaces; however, the wrong combination of these commodities can result in substandard...
Author: Arno de Klerk, Glenn E. Handwerk, James H. Gary, Mark J. Kaiser ISBN: 1466563001 / 9781466563001 Year: 2019 Availability: Out of Stock
For four decades, Petroleum Refining has guided thousands of readers toward a reliable understanding of the field, and through the years has become the standard text in many schools and universities...
Author: H.K. Abdel-Aal, M.A. Fahim, Mohamed Aggour ISBN: 0824709624 / 9780824709624 Year: 2003 Availability: In Stock
The immediate product extracted from oil and gas wells consists of mixtures of oil, gas, and water that is difficult to transport, requiring a certain amount of field processing. This reference anal...
Author: James G. Speight ISBN: 1560325879 / 9781560325871 Year: 1997 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Supported by numerous illustrations and references, this book describes the chemistry and physics that occur during the refinery operations, and how the properties of petroleum can be translated int...
Author: Ratan Raj Tatiya ISBN: 9781138496163 Year: 2018 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Surface and Underground Excavations : Methods, Techniques and Equipment (2nd edition) covers the latest technologies and developments in the excavation arena at any locale: surface or underground. I...
Author: H.G. Byars ISBN: 0828112746 / 9780828112741 Year: 1999 Availability: Out of Stock
This bestseller is written for people who are not corrosion specialists, but who have an interest and/or responsibility for corrosion control in oil and gas production operations. The book comprises...
Author: Michael Davies, P.J.B. Scott ISBN: 1575902044 / 9781575902043 Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
This book from NACE addresses the many changes in the practice and use of waters in oilfield applications that have occurred since the publication of Ostroff’s classic, Introduction to Oilfiel...
Author: R.A. White ISBN: 1575900327 / 9781575900322 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
This edition includes changes in sections covering naphthenic acid corrosion, overhead corrosion, alkylation plants, amine units, sensitization of austenitic stainless steels, hydroprocessing unit a...
Author: J. Kolts, S. Ciaraldi ISBN: 1877914924 / 9781877914928 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
This compilation emphasizes not only the interactions between corrosion-resistant alloys and environments observed in laboratory tests, but also pertinent field experience. It includes contributions...
Author: R.D. Kane, R.N. Tuttle ISBN: 0915567849 / 9780915567843 Year: 1981 Availability: Out of Stock
This is an important aid in materials selection and corrosion control methods when hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is present in the oil and gas produced, creating sour oil and gas. It deals with different t...
Author: Sanjoy Chanda ISBN: 9382264582 / 9789382264583 Year: 2013 Availability: Out of Stock
Petroleum pipelines ensure the sustained availability of petroleum products all across the country. Pipelines transport petroleum products in a safe and efficient manner from refineries to demand ar...
Author: James G. Speight ISBN: 0124017207 / 9780124017207 Year: 2013 Availability: 45-60 days
As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but readab...
