LEADER 03844nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910140763403321 005 20230802041923.0 010 $a1-282-78309-2 010 $a9786612783098 010 $a1-61344-172-X 010 $a0-470-92237-0 010 $a0-470-92236-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000046994 035 $a(EBL)588851 035 $a(OCoLC)699474224 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437342 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274849 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437342 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449274 035 $a(PQKB)10748690 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC588851 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000046994 100 $a20100917d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe greening of petroleum operations$b[electronic resource] /$fM.R. Islam, A.B. Chhetri, M.M. Khan 210 1$aSalem, Mass. :$cScrivener,$dc2010. 215 $a1 online resource (884 p.) 225 1 $aWiley-Scrivener ;$v27 225 1 $aTHEi Wiley ebooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-62590-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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 Schemes 327 $a11 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; Index 330 $aThe Future of Petroleum Operations This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability. Although petroleum is still the world's most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source, there is a growing initiative from global political and industry leaders to ""go green,"" because of climate concerns and high gasoline prices. This book investigates and details how to do that. This groundbreaking new volume: 410 0$aWiley-Scrivener 410 0$aTHEi Wiley ebooks. 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aPetroleum chemicals industry$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aGreen technology 606 $aBest management practices (Pollution prevention) 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aPetroleum chemicals industry$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aGreen technology. 615 0$aBest management practices (Pollution prevention) 676 $a665.5 700 $aIslam$b Rafiqul$f1959-$0856406 701 $aChhetri$b A. B$0856407 701 $aKhan$b M. M$0856408 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140763403321 996 $aThe greening of petroleum operations$91912569 997 $aUNINA