Download or read book Fuel Science and Technology Handbook written by James G. Speight and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-01-26 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus here is on new methods and known technologies that assist in the development of unconventional worldwide fossil fuel resources comparing petroleum to other fossil fuels, such as tar sands and heavy oils, bitumen, coal, oil shale, and natural gas. The contributions contrast scientific and t