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This book, The Science and Technology of Unconventional Oils: Finding Refining Opportunities, intends to report the collective physical and chemical knowledge of unconvent… Read more
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This book, The Science and Technology of Unconventional Oils: Finding Refining Opportunities, intends to report the collective physical and chemical knowledge of unconventional oils (heavy, extra-heavy, sour/acid, and shale oil) and the issues associated with their refining for the production of transportation fuels. It will focus on the discussion of the scientific results and technology activities of the refining of unconventional oils. The presence of reactive and refractory compounds and components that negatively impact refining processing (the "bad actors") are discussed and analyzed. The commercially available technologies, with their reported improvements and emerging ideas, concepts, and technologies, are described. This comprehensive overview constitutes the basis for establishing technology gaps, and in return sets the science and technology needs to be addressed in the future. In summary, this book incorporates the relevant knowledge of processing unconventional crude oils and of the "Bottom-of-the-Barrel" fraction, describing the related commercially available and emerging technologies to contribute to the identification of existing gaps.
Undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral students in chemistry and chemical process industrial and petroleum engineering, oil refining, and renewable fuels. Researchers and R&D managers on Oil Refining, Biorefineries and Lignocellulosic (2nd Generation) Renewable Fuels developers
Preface *
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Asphaltenes
2.1 Definition and Properties
2.2 Impact in the oil Industry
2.3 Management
2.4 General Remarks
Chapter 3. Metal compounds
3.1 Characteristics
3.2 Effects of Metals in Refining Process
3.3 Abatement
Chapter 4 Naphthenic acids
4.1 Origin and Nature
4.2 Impact to the oil industry
4.3 Final Remarks on Acidity
Chapter 5. Unconventional methods
5.1 Mechanochemistry
5.2 Radiation -based Methods
5.3 Sonochemistry
5.4 Unconventional improvements
5.5 Unconventional Integrated Processing
Chapter 6. Bio-oil
6.1 Biomass Characteristics
6.2 Thermochemical Production of bio-oil
6.3 Yields and Quality
6.4 Quality Challenges for refining to renewable fuels
6.5 Bio-oil Refining
6.6 R&D Needs
Chapter 7 Conclusions
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