Handbook of Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes

Dr. Speight has more than fifty years of experience in areas associated with the properties and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. He has participated in, as well as led, significant research in defining the use of chemistry of tar sand bitumen, heavy oil, conventional petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil shale, and biomass as well as work related to corrosion and corrosion prevention. He has founded and/or edited several international journals, most recently the Proceedings of the Oil Gas Scientific Research Project Institute, Azerbaijan, and Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis, until 2020). Dr. Speight is an author/editor of several databases and encyclopedic works. He has also authored more than 95 books as well as more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations detailing these research activities, and has taught more than eighty related courses.

"This book comes from an author with plenty of experience and a good track record of producing interesting and informative reference works. There is currently a lot of hiring into the oil industry and that means there is a market for entry-level texts that can be used to train all these new people." --Gavin Towler, Adjunct Professor Northwestern University and Senior Manager, Process Design, Modelling and Equipment, UOP LLC

• 1. Chemistry and Chemical Technology2. Raw Materials for Hydrocarbon Manufacture3. Production of Hydrocarbons by Petroleum Refining4. Production of Hydrocarbons by Gas Processing5. Products of Gas Processing and Petroleum Refining6. Physical and Chemical Properties of Hydrocarbons7. Thermal Decomposition of Hydrocarbons8. Hydrocarbon Combustion9. Petrochemicals10. Manufacture of Monomers, Polymers, and Plastics11. Pharmaceuticals12. Environmental Effects of Hydrocarbons