03844nam 2200685 a 450 991014076340332120230802041923.01-282-78309-297866127830981-61344-172-X0-470-92237-00-470-92236-2(CKB)2670000000046994(EBL)588851(OCoLC)699474224(SSID)ssj0000437342(PQKBManifestationID)11274849(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437342(PQKBWorkID)10449274(PQKB)10748690(MiAaPQ)EBC588851(EXLCZ)99267000000004699420100917d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe greening of petroleum operations[electronic resource] /M.R. Islam, A.B. Chhetri, M.M. KhanSalem, Mass. :Scrivener,c2010.1 online resource (884 p.)Wiley-Scrivener ;27THEi Wiley ebooksDescription based upon print version of record.0-470-62590-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Greening of Petroleum Operations; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 A Delinearized History of Civilization and the Science of Matter and Energy; 3 Fundamentals of Mass and Energy Balance; 4 A True Sustainability Criterion and Its Implications; 5 Scientific Characterization of Global Energy Sources; 6 Scientific Characterization of Light and Light Sources; 7 The Science of Global Warming; 8 Diverging Fates of Sustainable and Unsustainable Products; 9 Scientific Difference Between Sustainable and Unsustainable Processes; 10 Comparison of Various Energy Production Schemes11 The Zero-Waste Concept and its Application to Petroleum Engineering12 Sustainable Refining and Gas Processing; 13 Flow Assurance in Petroleum Fluids; 14 Sustainable Enhanced Oil Recovery; 15 The Knowledge Economics; 16 Deconstruction of Engineering Myths Prevalent in the Energy Sector; 17 Greening of Petroleum Operations; 18 Conclusion; Appendix 1 Origin of Atomic Theory as Viewed by the European Scientists; Appendix 2 Nobel Prize in Physics (2008) given for discovering breakdown of symmetry; References and Bibliography; IndexThe Future of Petroleum Operations This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability. Although petroleum is still the world's most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source, there is a growing initiative from global political and industry leaders to ""go green,"" because of climate concerns and high gasoline prices. This book investigates and details how to do that. This groundbreaking new volume:Wiley-ScrivenerTHEi Wiley ebooks.Petroleum industry and tradeEnvironmental aspectsPetroleum chemicals industryEnvironmental aspectsGreen technologyBest management practices (Pollution prevention)Petroleum industry and tradeEnvironmental aspects.Petroleum chemicals industryEnvironmental aspects.Green technology.Best management practices (Pollution prevention)665.5Islam Rafiqul1959-856406Chhetri A. B856407Khan M. M856408MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140763403321The greening of petroleum operations1912569UNINA