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  • Gasification for Synthetic Fuel Production

    Fundamentals, Processes and Applications

    Edited by R Luque, J Speight ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
    Gasification involves the conversion of carbon sources without combustion to syngas, which can be used as a fuel itself or further processed to synthetic fuels. The technology provides a potentially more efficient means of energy generation than direct combustion. This book provides an overview of gasification science and engineering and the production of synthetic fuels by gasification from a ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Advances in Biodiesel Production

    Processes and Technologies

    Edited by R Luque, J A Melero ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
    Biodiesel is one of the main biofuels capable of substituting fossil fuel usage in compression ignition vehicles, and is used in a variety of fuel blends worldwide. First-generation biodiesel has been used in national markets for some time, with fuel quality standards in place for this purpose. There remain, however, several restrictions to sustainable and long term market development, which is ... Read more

    $197.99 USD

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  • Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

    by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani ...
    Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and unit operations to overall refinery economics. The book covers important topics, such as clean ... Read more

    $229.49 USD

  • Power Hungry

    The Myths of ""Green"" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

    by Robert Bryce ...
    The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot -- and will not -- quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Shale Oil Production Processes

    by James G. Speight ...
    Shale Oil represents a huge additional global fossil fuel resource. However, extracting oil from the shale is no simple task; much still needs to be understood to make the process more cost-effective to increase economic flow rates. Clear and rigorous, Oil Shale Production Process will prove useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil fuel science and technology as well as ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Brilliance of Bioenergy

    In Business and In Practice

    by Ralph E H Sims ...
    The time for modern biomass has come. It has long been overshadowed by other, more widely-publicized renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and hydro, and still retains an outmoded image in comparison to its apparently more attractive cousins.The potential for biomass to act as a store of solar energy, and yet to be converted efficiently when required into heat, power, transport fuels ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids

    by Johannes Fink ...
    The oil and gas engineer on the job requires knowing all the available oil field chemicals and fluid applications that are applicable to the operation. Updated with the newest technology and available products, Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids, Second Edition, delivers all the necessary lists of chemicals by use, their basic components, benefits, and environmental ... Read more

    $157.49 USD

  • Wettability

    by Waqi Alam, Erle C. Donaldson ...
    The wettability of oil reservoirs is the most important factor controlling the rate of oil recovery, providing a profound effect on petroleum production. The petroleum industry has increased the research effort on wettability, but, so far, there has been limited coverage on the topic. Wettability reviews the major research and applications on wettability, capillary pressure and improved recovery. ... Read more

    $175.49 USD

  • Embedded Systems for Smart Appliances and Energy Management

    Edited by Christoph Grimm, Peter Neumann, Stefan Mahlknecht ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded systems, information technology and power engineering. Coverage includes challenges for future resource distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Advanced Reservoir Management and Engineering

    by Nathan Meehan, Tarek Ahmed ...
    Reservoir management is concerned with the geoscience and reservoir/production engineering required to plan and optimize the development of discovered or producing oil and gas assets. One of the only books to cover both management and engineering issues, Advanced Reservoir Management and Engineering is redesigned to be the only book you need throughout your career. Written by two of the industry's ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Modern Solid State Fermentation

    Theory and Practice

    by Hongzhang Chen ...
    “Modern Solid State Fermentation: Theory and Practice” covers state-of-the-art studies in the field of solid state fermentation (SSF). In terms of different characteristics of microbial metabolites, this book catalogs SSF into two main parts: anaerobic and aerobic SSF. Based on the principles of porous media and strategies of process control and scale-up, which are introduced in the book, it not ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Guide to the Practical Use of Chemicals in Refineries and Pipelines

    by Johannes Karl Fink ...
    Guide to Practical Use of Chemicals in Refineries and Pipelines delivers a well-rounded collection of content, references, and patents to show all the practical chemical choices available for refinery and pipeline usage, along with their purposes, benefits, and general characteristics. Covering the full spectrum of downstream operations, this reference solves the many problems that engineers and ... Read more

    $134.99 USD