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Petroleum Chemistry and Refining
James G. Speight, Ed.
Taylor and Francis, Bristol, PA, 273 pp., $69.95, indexed
The amount of petroleum-derived transport fuels used worldwide is huge and drives an increasing crude oil demand. The sources of lighter, more-easily-refined crudes are being exhausted faster than replacements of equal quality can be found and developed. This trend is leading to utilization of heavier crudes, which are more difficult to process.
Crude oil evaluation for refining potential is of vital importance to a refiner. In addition to the costs of procurement, the economics of the product yields possible from the refining facilities at hand need to be evaluated as accurately as possible. Knowledge of the chemical and...