The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum (Chemical Industries) - Hardcover

Speight, James G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824702174 ISBN 13: 9780824702175

Publisher: CRC Press, 1999

Synopsis

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Third Edition fully covers the subject, from the underground formation of petroleum to recovery of refined products. The third edition contains additional chapters on the structure of petroleum, refining heavy feedstocks, instability and incompatibility in petroleum products, environmental aspects of refining and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

James G. Speight earned a BSc and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Manchester, England. Since 1998, he has been employed at CD&W Inc. as a consultant/author/lecturer on energy and environmental issues. Dr. Speight has more than 40 years of experience in areas associated with the properties and recovery of reservoir fluids. His work has also focused on the environmental effects and remediation technologies related to fossil fuel and synthetic fuel processing. Dr. Speight is the author of more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations and has taught more than 70 courses. He is the author and coauthor of more than 50 books and bibliographies related to fossil fuels, synthetic fuels, biofuels, fuel processing, and environmental issues. He is also the recipient of several awards.

Review:

"...a comprehensive textbook....extensively illustrated with chemical equations, chemical structures, process flow sheets and tables." -- The Chemical Engineer

"...well written in a factual style-an excellent addition to any chemist's bookshelf." -- Chemistry in Canada

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0824702174
• ISBN 13: 9780824702175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 940