Description
Book SynopsisPetroleum exhibits a wide range of physical properties. Numerous tests have been and continue to be developed to provide an indication of the means by which a particular feedstock should be processed. An initial inspection of the nature of petroleum provides deductions about the most logical means of refining and classifying. Handbook of Petroleum Analysis is a single, comprehensive source that describes the application and interpretation of data resulting from various test methods for petroleum feedstocks and products.
The need for the application of analytical techniques to petroleum has increased over the past three decades due to changes in feedstock composition. Handbook of Petroleum Analysis deals with the various aspects of petroleum analysis while providing a detailed explanation of the necessary standard tests and procedures that are applicable to feedstocks. The material also reviews the application of new methods for determining instability and incompatibility, focusing
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Table of Contents
Preface.
Cumulative Listing of Volumes in Series.
Definitions and History.
Chemical Composition.
Classification.
Physical Properties.
Thermal Properties.
Electrical and Optical Properties.
Spectroscopic Methods.
Chemical Methods.
Fractional Composition.
Chromatographic Analysis.
Structural Group Analysis.
Molecular Weight.
Instability and Incompatibility.
