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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing

by Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
16h 29m
English
CRC Press
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Irreducible Water Saturation
Invert Mud: Water-in-oil emulsion muds. There may be as much as 50%
brine in the liquid.
I/O: See Input–output.
IOGCC: Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
Ion: An atom, or molecule, that has lost or gained one or more electrons.
Ion Exchange: Ion exchange (cation or anion) where scaling or water harden-
ing minerals such as calcium and magnesium are removed by substitution
for sodium.
Ionic Bond: A bond formed by an atom that has a strong tendency to lose
electrons with an atom with a strong tendency to accept electrons.
Ionization: The process of adding electrons to, or removing electrons from,
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