Interfacial properties of petroleum products
Interfacial properties of petroleum products
Surface activity of petroleum derived lubricants
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 performance. Surface Activity of Petroleum Derived Lubricants explains how surfa…
Surface activity of petroleum derived lubricants
Introduction -- Petroleum composition and upgrading -- Physical separation -- Thermal conversion -- Hydrogen addition -- Hydrogen -- Addition in the presence of catalysts -- In-situ combustion -- Hybrid and new concepts -- Future tendencies.
Heavy crude oils and bitumen represent more than 50% of all hydrocarbons available on the planet. These feedstocks have a low amount of distillable material and high level of contaminants that make their production, transportation, and refining difficult and costly by convention…
"The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology o…
"The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology o…