Interfacial Properties of Petroleum Products
Author | : Lilianna Z. Pillon |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2007-11-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781420051018 |
ISBN-13 | : 1420051016 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Interfacial Properties of Petroleum Products written by Lilianna Z. Pillon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With mounting pressure to extract petroleum from oil sands and other unconventional sources, oil refineries must adapt their processing methods to handle increasingly heavy crude oils. Unlike traditional crude oils, the properties of heavier crude oils include higher viscosity, metal, salt, and acid content. This causes their interfacial properties