Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis

An increasing variety of petroleum feedstocks has produced an ever diversifying series of changes in petroleum products. Consequently, new analytical techniques are constantly being developed in order to determine the appropriate applications for these new products and how these products might meet specifications.  The Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis Second Edition provides detailed explanations of the necessary standard tests and procedures that are applicable to these products in order to determine the predictability of their behavior. 

This book also describes the application of methods for determining the instability and incompatibility of petroleum products. More importantly, the Handbook provides details of the meaning of various test results and how they might be applied to predict product behavior. Written in a readable style that makes the book easy to use the Handbook explains the reason for using various testing methods, making a case for standardizing protocols. Chapters include:

Gases

Naphtha and Solvents

Aviation and Marine Fuel

Kerosene

Distillate Fuel Oil

Residual Fuel Oil

White Oil

Lubricating Oil (including used oil)

Residua and Asphalt

Coker, Carbon Black, and Graphite

Now in its Second edition, the Handbook has been rewritten to include new and evolving test methods and includes test methods for various environmental regulations related to petroleum products. Chemists and engineers in the refining industry, as well as students, will find Dr. Speight′s Handbook to be an accessible, invaluable guide to understanding the methods for analyzing petroleum products.

Preface

Chapter 1: Petroleum and Petroleum Products

1 Introduction

2 Perspectives

3 Definitions

4 Petroleum Refining

5 Petroleum Products

6 References

Chapter 2: Analytical Methods

1 Introduction

2 Chemical and Physical Properties

3 Chromatographic Analyses

4 Spectroscopic Methods

5 Molecular Weight

6 Instability and Incompatibility

7 The Future

8 References

Chapter 3: Sampling and Measurement

1 Introduction

2 Sampling

3 Volume Measurement

4 Method Validation

5 Quality Control and Quality Assurance

6 Assay and Specifications

7 References

Chapter 4: Gases

1 Introduction

2 Types of Gases

3 Sampling

4 Storage

5 Test Methods

6 References

Chapter 5: Naphtha and Solvents

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 6: Gasoline

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Volatility Requirements and Other Properties

4 Octane Rating

5 Additives

6 Test Methods

7 References

Chapter 7: Aviation and Marine Fuel

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 8: Kerosene

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test methods

4 References

Chapter 9: Diesel Fuel

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 10: Distillate Fuel Oil

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 11: Residual Fuel Oil

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 Instability and Incompatibility

5 References

Chapter 12: White Oil

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 13: Lubricating Oil

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Used Lubricating Oil

4 Test methods

5 References

Chapter 14: Grease

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test methods

4 References

Chapter 15: Wax

1 Introduction

2 Production and properties

3 Test methods

4 References

Chapter 16: Residua and Asphalt

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test Methods

4 References

Chapter 17: Coke, Carbon Black, and Graphite

1 Introduction

2 Production and Properties

3 Test methods

4 References

Chapter 18: Use of the Data

1 Introduction

2 Feedstock and Product Evaluation

3 Feedstock and Product Mapping

4 Structural Group Analyses

5 Epilogue

6 References

APPENDIX: TABLES OF ASTM STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Terminology and Sampling

General Test Methods

Fuels and Lubricants

Conversion Factors

Glossary

Index

James G. Speight, PhD has doctorate degrees in Chemistry, Geological Sciences, and Petroleum Engineering and is the author of more than 60 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, and environmental sciences. He has more than 40 years of experience in the process industries, is the author of numerous books and papers, is the senior editor of three journals, and has won numerous awards and distinctions.