Crude Oil Chemistry
by Vasily Simanzhenkov
and Raphael Idem

• Outlines the properties and classification of petroleum

• Considers the products of crude oil: gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and residual fuels, as well as lubricants and lubricating oils

• Explores chromatography, spectroscopy, structural determination, and numerous other analytical methods for crude oil

• Illustrates a complete process schematic from crude oil to end product

• Expounds techniques used in refinery processes for light and heavy distillate fractions

• Probes all aspects of heavy crude oil and crude oil residue processing

• Examines the problematic presence of asphaltenes in crude oil

• Dissects the industry by geographical region and by preeminent international petroleum company

• Addresses the need for ecologically sound crude oil treatments and process decisions

Crude Oil Chemistry is foremost a scientifically exact guide to the full family of classical and modern analytical and process technologies in petroleum refining.

In widening its vision also to incorporate a geological history of petroleum formation, present-day geopolitical and economic issues, and approaches to redress and improve the delicate ties between the petroleum industry and the environment, this reference succeeds as a total representation of the factors going into the chemistry of crude oil and their outward bound ramifications.

The book thoroughly evaluates the chemistry and processing of low API gravity high-sulfur heavy crude oil increasingly relied on in the industry.

Contents

1. Classification and Characterization of Crude Oil
2. Nature and Classification of Crude Oil
3. Modern Characterization and Analysis Techniques for Crude Oil
4. Regional Petroleum History
5. Petroleum Producing Countries: OPEC and Non-OPEC
6. International Petroleum Companies
7. Main Processes in the Petroleum Refining Industry
8. Crude Oil Distillation
9. Processing of Light and Heavy Distillates
10. Environmental Issues Facing the Refinery Issue
11. Heavy Oil Processing–Chemistry of Asphaltenes
12. Chemistry of Crude Oil Asphaltenes
13. Processing of Heavy Crude Oils and Crude Oil Residues

Appendix
Index

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