Oil Sands, Heavy Oil & Bitumen : From Recovery to Refinery

Title: Oil Sands, Heavy Oil & Bitumen : From Recovery to Refinery
Author: Dwijen K. Banerjee
ISBN: 1593702604 / 9781593702601
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 208
Publisher: PennWell
Year: 2013
Availability: In Stock

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Unlike conventional oil resources, “unconventional oil” resources have been known to exist only for the last few decades and are available in limited areas of the world. The most commonly known “unconventional oils”—oil sands, heavy oil, and bitumen—are found primarily in the western United States, Canada, and Venezuela. Only recently has serious consideration has been given to North American resources for meeting the increasing demands for transportation fuel.

Dr. Banerjee discusses the importance of these unconventional oils and provides an introduction for those beginning their journey in the still unexplored unconventional hydrocarbon resources of the world.

This new book is an important educational tool for anyone in the petroleum industry—whether upstream , downstream, or pipeline—who would like to learn the fundamentals of the most commonly known unconventional oils: oil sands, heavy oil, and bitumen.

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Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : The Chemistry of Bitumen
Chapter 3 : Analytical Techniques
Chapter 4 : Recovery to Refinery
Chapter 5 : Bitumen Production and Recovery
Chapter 6 : Transportation of Heavy Oil/Bitumen
Chapter 7 : Upgrading of Heavy Oil/Bitumen
Chapter 8 : Potential Heavy Oil : Upgrading Technologies
Chapter 9 : Upgrader Project Scenarios and The Future of Clean-Bitumen Technology
Chapter 10 : Challenges Facing Conventional Refineries Using Unconventional Oil
Chapter 11 : Final Thought : Going Green

Appendix A : Glossary
Appendix B : Various Fractions of Petroleum Crude Oil
Appendix C : Additional Reading
Appendix D : Collaborators
Index