Petroleum Radiation Processing

Yuriy Zaikin

Raissa Zaikina

PETROLEUM

RADIATION

PROCESSING

PETROLEUM RADIATION PROCESSING

Zaikin • Zaikina

Chemistry

Radiation-thermal cracking of oil feedstock has the potential to offer

a solution to many of the challenges the oil industry is facing. 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. However, researchers still face obstacles in the practical application

of theory and experimental data, and the literature presents contradictions

that need to be sorted out for further development of this technology.

Petroleum Radiation Processing lls an information gap, providing systematic

descriptions of the fundamentals of radiation-induced cracking reactions in

hydrocarbons. It analyzes the basic experiments that have brought about the

rapid development of radiation technology for petroleum radiation processing

during the last decades. The book provides a detailed introduction to

radiation methods based on radiation-thermal and low-temperature cracking

of hydrocarbons, emphasizing high-viscous oil feedstocks that are difcult to

process by conventional methods—such as heavy and high-parafnic crude

oil, fuel oil, and bitumen. It helps readers understand the mechanisms and

kinetics of low-temperature radiation cracking.

The book addresses the application of promising radiation methods for solving

critical environmental issues, such as oil desulfurization and regeneration of

used lubricants and other used oil products. Examining experimental data

as well as theoretical and technical approaches, it summarizes research

progress in the eld of petroleum radiation processing, providing a useful

reference on the theory and technology of hydrocarbon radiation processing

for chemical technologists, researchers, and students.

PETROLEUM

RADIATION

PROCESSING

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RADIATION

PROCESSING

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