Handbook of Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes

Editor/Author Speight, James
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

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ISBN: 978-0-12-809923-0
Category: Technology & Engineering - Engineering
Image Count: 263
Book Status: Available
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Handbook of Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes, Second Edition, provides an analysis of the process steps required to produce hydrocarbons from various raw materials and how the choice of a process depends not only on technology, but also on external effects, such as social and economic developments, political factors affecting the availability of raw materials, and environmental legislation.

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Table of Contents

  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • 1. Chemistry and chemical technology
  • 2. Sources of hydrocarbons
  • 3. Hydrocarbons from crude oil
  • 4. Hydrocarbons from natural gas and natural gas hydrates
  • 5. Hydrocarbons from coal
  • 6. Hydrocarbons from oil shale
  • 7. Hydrocarbons from biomass
  • 8. Hydrocarbons from synthesis gas
  • 9. Chemical and physical properties of hydrocarbons
  • 10. Combustion of hydrocarbons
  • 11. Reactions of hydrocarbons
  • 12. Petrochemicals
  • 13. Pharmaceuticals
  • 14. Monomers, polymers, and plastics
  • 15. Hydrocarbons in the environment
  • Conversion Factors
  • Glossary