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1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Introduction Radiation methods for petroleum processing have attracted the attention of researchers since the early 1960s when the discovery of the phenomenon of radiation-thermal cracking presented an opportunity of using ionizing irradiation for high-rate deep oil processing. New technologies for high-viscous and heavy oil processing were developed with technical advances in the 1990s. These technologies are now ready to be scaled up for industrial applications. Radiation-thermal cracking of oil feedstock represents a solution to overcoming many acute problems of the oil industry. However, processes based on radiation-thermal cracking require heightened temperatures that are usually about 40% lower than those characteristic for thermocatalytic cracking. This is acceptable for many refinery operations; however, other applications, such as oil upgrading near the sites of its extraction, require radical reduction of the process temperature. Observation of radiation-induced chain cracking reactions in hydrocarbons at lowered temperatures initiated the development of improved technological approaches, combining the advantages of radiation-thermal cracking and low-temperature feedstock processing. Progress in radiation technologies for oil processing demanded more detailed elaboration of the theory of thermally and radiation-induced self-sustaining cracking reactions. Researchers still face serious difficulties in the practical application of the theory to experimental data interpretation"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Cracking process.
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Radiation chemistry.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Zaikina, Raissa.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zaikin, Yuriiy. Petroleum radiation processing. Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014] xii, 355 pages 9781466593107 (DLC) 2013036987 |
| ISBN |
9781466593107 (hardback) |
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9781466593114 (e-book) |
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