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The authoritative and highly popular manual for refinery operations and upkeep, Troubleshooting Process Operations, 5th Edition, provides engineers and technicians with unparalleled knowledge. With his expertise and experience, Norman Lieberman, the...

Geared to young and seasoned professionals alike, Process Operations: Lessons Learned in a Nontechnical Language is designed to present a straightforward approach to mastering the principles and concepts all process engineers should be able to apply...

Designed for operators and controllers in industrial plants and facilities who are responsible for the minute by minute, shift after shift control room operations. This first-of-a-kind handbook is a ready, by-the-side, resource for use during all shift...

"This book is encyclopedic as well as a how-to manual, a gem for those interested in energy supply chains." — Dr. Jaydeep Balakrishnan, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration at the California State University, Sacramento, and...

For 45 years, William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language has been the go-to best seller for anyone needing to know the fundamentals of refining. Fluid prose, easy-to-understand graphics, and helpful analogies (like the "beer bottle...

This book is a must-read for the latest generation of scientists, engineers, and researchers in the petroleum industry. The product of over four decades of research, experience, and study by Dr. Dwijen Banerjee, who carefully preserves the history of the...

Written in accessible language, Natural Gas Liquids: A Nontechnical Guide is a comprehensive overview of NGLs from production in the oil patch to consumption in the fuel and petrochemical industries. Leffler covers everything from gas plants, logistics,...

The definitive bestselling guide for refinery operations and maintenance, Troubleshooting Process Operations, 4th Edition, delivers unparalleled information to engineers and technicians. Drawing on his training and experience, author Norman Lieberman...

The complete refining process explained in picture format. Size: 24" x 29"/ 1993 (Laminated)ISBN: 9780878145713

Updated for 2022! The Petrochemicals Chart allows for quick and simple identification of the sequence of petrochemicals from oil, gas, and coal to base chemicals, derivatives, and end-uses. Includes new technologies, an easy-to-use design, and expanded...

Dr. William Leffler transforms the challenging subject of the refining process into an informative and engaging journey! You'll be expertly guided from start to finish, with clear and concise explanations of all key concepts in the petroleum refining...

Authors Don Burdick and Bill Leffler have completely rewritten this time-honored bestseller. With its chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new ones covering the Fischer-Tropsch process, polyurethane, epoxy resins, and more, the...

Dr. William Leffler outlines distillate and residual fuels, such as kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuels. He also discusses asphalt as a refinery product, and the various ways it is created.Features & Benefits Easy-to-understand...

Dr. William Leffler outlines the demands of the internal combustion engine, and how that, along with the governmental restrictions placed on refineries, has shaped the way refiners produce and blend gasoline.Features & Benefits Easy-to-understand...

Dr. William Leffler outlines the various techniques used to deal with residue in the refinery, including the coker, the delayed coker, and the flexicoker.Features & Benefits Easy-to-understand explanations of all the important and essential points...

Dr. William Leffler outlines the hydrocracking process and explains how this versatile unit in the refinery can easily produce various products like distillate and gasoline. Dr. Leffler then outlines isomerization, and explains how the isom plant...

Dr. William Leffler outlines the cat cracking process and explains how it takes straight run heavy oils and cracks them into smaller, more valuable molecules. Dr. Leffler then outlines alkylation, and how the process takes various low value products and...

Dr. William Leffler outlines what goes on in a refinery gas plant. He discusses the various paths and processes refiners use to separate and utilize the various gasses in the petroleum stream. Dr. Leffler gives a history of cat reformers, and explains...

Dr. Leffler explains the chemical properties of various components within crude oil. He covers the basic properties of paraffins, olefins, naphthenes, and aromatics, and discusses how they are formed and their destination within the refinery.Features...

Dr. William Leffler takes you into the refinery, and illustrates the process of separating the various components within crude oil using a process called distillation. He then explains how refiners further separate the components of crude through vacuum...

Dr. William Leffler outlines the history of the petroleum industry, its milestones and accomplishments. Then Dr. Leffler provides an overview of how the oil gets from the oil patch to the refinery. He concludes by explaining the composition of crude oil...

Dr. William Leffler outlines ways the refiners utilize hydrogen to remove contaminants and unwanted molecules from the refinery. He then presents a quick overview of all the processes examined in this series, and illustrates how they all work together...

Despite the fact that the use of dry gas seals in process gas centrifugal compressors has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, the technology remains misunderstood by many in the industry. Dry gas seals operate with clearances measured in...

Oilfield waxes and emulsions are petroleum byproducts that increase the costs of production, transportation, and refining by causing equipment failures, plugged pipelines, and decreased throughput. Oil companies spend considerable money in the treatment...