[...]... Economics, Planning, and Policy (Taylor & Francis Publishers) He is also an adjunct professor of chemical and fuels engineering, University of Utah, an adjunct professor of chemistry and visiting professor, University of Trinidad and Tobago, and a visiting professor at the Technical University of Denmark (Lyngby, Denmark) Dr Speight is the author–editor–compiler of more than 30 books and bibliographies... to the Fourth Edition The success of the first, second, and third editions of this text has been the primary reason for the decision to publish a fourth edition In addition, the demand for petroleum products, particularly liquid fuels (gasoline and diesel fuel) and petrochemical feedstocks (such as aromatics and olefins), is increasing throughout the world Traditional markets such as North America and. .. chemistry and technology of petroleum as they evolve into the twenty-first century With this in mind, many of the chapters that appeared in the third edition have been rewritten to include the latest developments in the refining industry Updates on the evolving processes and new processes as well as various environmental regulations are presented As part of this update, the chapters contain updates of the. .. some chemistry, attempts have been made, for the benefit of those readers without any formal college training in chemistry, to keep the chemical sections as simple as possible In fact, there are, within the text, several pages of explanatory elementary organic chemistry for the benefit of such people At a time when the anglicized nations of the world are undergoing a transferal to the metric system of. .. distillation towers, or other equipment The majority of the work on this text was carried out while the author was a staff member of the Alberta Research Council Thus, the author wishes to acknowledge the assistance given by the many members of the Alberta Research Council The author is particularly indebted to his colleagues J.F Fryer and Dr S.E Moschopedis for their comments on the manuscript, as well... of Extension at the University of Alberta In the early stages of preparation, it became apparent that, although several older books were available, there was no individual book that could serve as a teaching text for teachers and engineers as well as chemists Therefore, this book is the outcome of the copious notes collected as a result of that course The text introduces the reader to the science of. .. the foreseeable future, since petroleum products satisfy wide-ranging energy requirements and demands that are not fully covered by alternate fossil fuel sources such as natural gas and coal And the alternative (so-called renewable) energy technologies are not poised to supplement the demand for energy Therefore, it is the purpose of this book to provide the reader with a detailed overview of the chemistry. .. and tar sand bitumen He has taught more than 60 courses and contributed to more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations Dr Speight is the editor and founding editor of Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis Publishers); the editor of Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor & Francis Publishers); and the editor and founding editor of Energy... the growing customer base Further, the evolution in product specifications caused by various environmental regulations plays a major role in the development of petroleum refining technologies In many countries, especially in the United States and Europe, gasoline and diesel fuel specifications have changed radically in the past half decade (since the publication of the third edition of this book) and. .. and will continue to do so in the future Currently, reducing the sulfur levels of liquid fuels is the dominant objective of many refiners This is pushing the technological limits of refineries to the maximum and the continuing issue is the elimination of sulfur in liquid fuels, as tighter product specifications emerge worldwide These changing rules also have an impact on the market for heavy products . supple- ment the demand for energy. Therefore, it is the purpose of this book to provide the reader with a detailed overview of the chemistry and technology of petroleum as they evolve into the twenty-first. Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded , James G. Speight 77. Synthetic Lubricants and High-Performance Functional Fluids: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded,. Kung 58. Catalytic Hydroprocessing of Petroleum and Distillates , edited by Michael C. Oballah and Stuart S. Shih 59. The Chemistry and Technology of Coal: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, James G. Speight 60. Lubricant