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Petroleum Fuels Manufacturing Handbook: Including Specialty Products and Sustainable Manufacturing Techniques
Contributor(s): Parkash, Surinder (Author)
ISBN: 0071632409     ISBN-13: 9780071632409
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
OUR PRICE:   $181.45  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: The most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook on refining, manufacturing, blending, and end uses of petroleum fuels and specialty products.
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Petroleum
- Technology & Engineering | Chemical & Biochemical
- Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Fossil Fuels
Dewey: 665.5
LCCN: 2009017071
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 7.5" W x 9.4" (2.14 lbs) 464 pages
 
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State-of-the-Art Petroleum Fuels Manufacturing Techniques

Written by a global expert in petroleum engineering, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook on the manufacturing, blending, and end uses of petroleum fuels and specialty products. This definitive volume contains in-depth technical information on petroleum processing as well as specifications and test methods for petroleum products. The latest sustainable manufacturing techniques designed to reduce atmospheric pollution and conserve petroleum feedstock are also covered. This is an essential resource for anyone involved in the manufacturing, blending, storage, and trading of petroleum fuels and specialty products.

Petroleum Fuels Manufacturing Handbook covers:

  • Liquefied petroleum gas
  • Naphtha
  • Gasoline
  • Kerosene
  • Diesel fuels
  • Residual fuel oils
  • Bitumen
  • Petroleum coke
  • Carbon black
  • Lubricant base stocks
  • Lubricating oils and greases
  • Synthetic lubricants
  • Turbine oils
  • Re-refined used oil
  • Waxes
  • Metalworking fluids
  • Metal finishing quenchants
  • Hydraulic fluids
  • Pesticides
  • Hydrocarbon solvents
  • Refrigeration gases
  • Transformer oils
  • Mineral oils

Contributor Bio(s): Parkash, Surinder: - Surinder Parkash, Ph.D., has over three decades of experience in petroleum refining and the related fields of process design, refinery operational planning, international marketing, and project planning. He has worked with many well-known companies and organizations such as Indian Institute of Petroleum, Iraq National Oil Company, Bahrain National Oil Company, and Kuwait National Petroleum Company. Dr. Parkash is the author of Petroleum Refining Handbook, published by Gulf Professional Publishing. At present, he is president of NAFT-ASIA (www.naft-asia.com), an independent consulting firm.