Fossil Fuel Technologies

Among the oil-bearing tree species, Jatropha curcas is currently becoming an interesting crop for the production of biodiesel due to some of its in...

Oil Notes is about the excitement of the earth below us, the passing of time, and oil: where it is trapped, how it is discovered, and its gradual d...

Isotopes provide important information on many geological processes, with key relevance to the mining and petroleum industries, yet the techniques ...

Reduction in refining activity in the Northeast, as reflected in recently announced plans to idle over 50% of the regional refining capacity, is li...

We are facing a crisis that threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Civilisation has been defined up to now by how efficiently we handle...

We are facing a crisis that threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Civilisation has been defined up to now by how efficiently we handle...

Some officials of Iran have recently renewed threats to close or exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran''''s threats appear to have been ...

Do countries fight wars for oil? Given the resource's exceptional military and economic importance, most people assume that states will do anything...

Assuming no mathematical or chemistry knowledge, this book introduces complete beginners to the field of petroleum engineering. Written in a straig...

Heavy oil is a crude oil of typically less than 20 DegreesAPI gravity and higher than 200 cp (centipoise) viscosity at reservoir conditions. It is ...

Asphaltenes are molecular substances that are found in crude oil, along with resins, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alkanes (i.e., saturated hydrocarbo...

Biorefineries are the adaptation of the petroleum refinery scheme into a biomass-based production scheme. They comprise of a number of specialised ...

Asphaltenes are non-crystalline, brittle, and black solids. At high temperatures they can polymerize, and convert into coke or asphaltic residue. A...

The main objective of this manuscript is to successfully predict severe slugging behaviour in a catenary riser. A review of the existing literature...

Unlike conventional oil resources, unconventional oil resources have been known to exist only for the last few decades and are available in limited...

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny like Educated and Hill...

In the near future, energy demand will have a great increase, due to the enhancing needs in life quality all over the world and especially from lar...

Energy is at the core of the way Canadians live. Yet recent research indicates that North America's supply of oil-our most consumed source of prima...

This book is focused on new developments in lignocellulose research. In particular, lignocellulosic biomass has been the focus of considerable atte...

According to Department of Energy (DOE) and industry expectations, in the next few years the United States is expected to change from a net importe...

Our energy use and its consequences (including climate change) motivate some of the most contentious and complex public debates of our time. Althou...