Composition and Analysis of Heavy Petroleum Fractions

Composition and Analysis of Heavy Petroleum Fractions
Author: Klaus H. Altgelt
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482277409

Provides insights into the composition of petroleum, especially its heavy ends, and presents a review of modern methods for the analysis of heavy petroleum fractions, which are viewed as refinery feedstocks. The concept of an atmospheric equivalent boiling point (AEBP) scale increasing the boiling range almost threefold and allowing for the description of all crude oil fractions is introduced.

Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions

Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions
Author: M. R. Riazi
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780803133617

The last three chapters of this book deal with application of methods presented in previous chapters to estimate various thermodynamic, physical, and transport properties of petroleum fractions. In this chapter, various methods for prediction of physical and thermodynamic properties of pure hydrocarbons and their mixtures, petroleum fractions, crude oils, natural gases, and reservoir fluids are presented. As it was discussed in Chapters 5 and 6, properties of gases may be estimated more accurately than properties of liquids. Theoretical methods of Chapters 5 and 6 for estimation of thermophysical properties generally can be applied to both liquids and gases; however, more accurate properties can be predicted through empirical correlations particularly developed for liquids. When these correlations are developed with some theoretical basis, they are more accurate and have wider range of applications. In this chapter some of these semitheoretical correlations are presented. Methods presented in Chapters 5 and 6 can be used to estimate properties such as density, enthalpy, heat capacity, heat of vaporization, and vapor pressure. Characterization methods of Chapters 2-4 are used to determine the input parameters needed for various predictive methods. One important part of this chapter is prediction of vapor pressure that is needed for vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations of Chapter 9.

Process Chemistry of Petroleum Macromolecules

Process Chemistry of Petroleum Macromolecules
Author: Irwin A. Wiehe
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2008-06-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420018337

Although there is a shortage of light petroleum, there is plenty of heavy petroleum rich in macromolecules available, creating an increasing interest for processes that can convert heavy oils to light oils. Process Chemistry of Petroleum Macromolecules provides the scientific basis for such processes, presenting methods to determine improvement potential. Topics include characterization, thermal kinetics, phase behavior, and separation. Revealing that the science of petroleum macromolecules is simpler and more exciting than imagined, it also discusses macromolecules that self-associate, liquid crystalline phases, reactions triggered by phase separation, and both dispersed and dissolved solutes.

Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis

Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis
Author: James G. Speight
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2015-02-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118986342

Introduces the reader to the production of the products in a refinery • Introduces the reader to the types of test methods applied to petroleum products, including the need for specifications • Provides detailed explanations for accurately analyzing and characterizing modern petroleum products • Rewritten to include new and evolving test methods • Updates on the evolving test methods and new test methods as well as the various environmental regulations are presented

Analytical Advances for Hydrocarbon Research

Analytical Advances for Hydrocarbon Research
Author: Chang Samuel Hsu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 144199212X

Determining the composition and properties of complex hydrocarbon mixtures in petroleum, synthetic fuels, and petrochemical products usually requires a battery of analytical techniques that detect and measure specific features of the molecules, such as boiling point, mass, nuclear magnetic resonance frequencies, etc. there have always been a need for new and improved analytical technology to better understand hydrocarbon chemistry and processes. This book provides an overview of recent advances and future challenges in modern analytical techniques that are commonly used in hydrocarbon applications. Experts in each of the areas covered have reviewed the state of the art, thus creating a book that will be useful to readers at all levels in academic, industry, and research institutions.

Asphaltenes, Heavy Oils, and Petroleomics

Asphaltenes, Heavy Oils, and Petroleomics
Author: Oliver C. Mullins
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 677
Release: 2007-11-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387689036

With substantial contributions from experienced industrial scientists and engineers, this work will have real application towards improving process efficiency and improvement in the trillion-dollar global petroleum industry. It presents an overview of the emerging field of petroleomics, which endeavors to understand the fundamental components of crude oil. Petroleomics promises to revolutionize petroleum science in much the same way that genomics transformed the study of medicine not long ago. Asphaltenes are a particular focus, with many chapters devoted to the analysis of their structure and properties.

Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems: 2011 Edition

Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems: 2011 Edition
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Publisher: ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages: 863
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1464965331

Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems. The editors have built Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Systems: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua

Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua
Author: Jorge Ancheyta
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420007432

Many oil refineries employ hydroprocessing for removing sulfur and other impurities from petroleum feedstocks. Capable of handling heavier feedstocks than other refining techniques, hydroprocessing enables refineries to produce higher quality products from unconventional- and formerly wasted- sources. Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua