James G. Speight, PhD, has more than forty-five years of experience in energy, environmental science, and ethics. He is the author of more than 65 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, biomass and biofuels, and environmental sciences. Although he has always worked in private industry which focused on contract-based work, Dr. Speight has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was a visiting professor in the College of Science, University of Mosul, Iraq and has also been a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

• Introduction xxxviiA 1B 99C 227D 329E 365F 423G 481H 585I 651J 681K 683L 689M 741N 781O 807P 835Q 921R 923S 969T 1057U 1095V 1105W 1111X 1199Y 1203Z 1207Conversion Factors 1211Further Reading 1213About the Author 1215

James G. Speight, PhD, has more than forty-five years of experience in energy, environmental science, and ethics. He is the author of more than 65 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, biomass and biofuels, and environmental sciences. Although he has always worked in private industry which focused on contract-based work, Dr. Speight has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was a visiting professor in the College of Science, University of Mosul, Iraq and has also been a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

• Introduction xxxviiA 1B 99C 227D 329E 365F 423G 481H 585I 651J 681K 683L 689M 741N 781O 807P 835Q 921R 923S 969T 1057U 1095V 1105W 1111X 1199Y 1203Z 1207Conversion Factors 1211Further Reading 1213About the Author 1215

James G. Speight, PhD, has more than forty-five years of experience in energy, environmental science, and ethics. He is the author of more than 65 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, biomass and biofuels, and environmental sciences. Although he has always worked in private industry which focused on contract-based work, Dr. Speight has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was a visiting professor in the College of Science, University of Mosul, Iraq and has also been a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

• Introduction xxxviiA 1B 99C 227D 329E 365F 423G 481H 585I 651J 681K 683L 689M 741N 781O 807P 835Q 921R 923S 969T 1057U 1095V 1105W 1111X 1199Y 1203Z 1207Conversion Factors 1211Further Reading 1213About the Author 1215