Handbook on oil production research / Jacquelyn Ambrosio, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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HANDBOOK ON OIL PRODUCTION RESEARCH; HANDBOOK ON OIL PRODUCTION RESEARCH; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Review and Recent Progress; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis; 2.1. Vapor Catalysis -- Catalytic Treatment of Pyrolysis Vapors; 2.2. Direct Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis; 2.3. Catalytic Hydropyrolysis; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Shale Oil Production in the US: The Hype and the Reality; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Past Evolution of the US Crude Oil Production.

3. The Shale Hype -- Description, Causes, and Consequences4. Shale's Big Problems -- Resources and Depletion Rate; 5. Future Evolution of US Shale Oil Production; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: NiO and PdO Supported on Fumed Silica Nanoparticles for Adsorption and Catalytic Steam Gasification of Colombian C7-Asphaltenes; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Asphaltenes and Heavy Crude Oils; 3. Nanoparticles for Enhancing Upgrading and Recovery of Heavy Oil; 4. Materials and Methods; 4.1. Materials; 4.2. Preparation of NiO and PdO Supported on Fumed Silica Nanoparticles.

4.3. Adsorption Experiments4.4. Thermogravimetric Analysis; 5. Modeling; 5.1. Solid-Liquid Equilibrium Model (SLE); 5.2. Estimation of the Effective Activation Energy of Catalytic Steam Gasification of C7-Asphaltenes; 6. Results and Discussions; 6.1. Adsorption Isotherms; 6.2. Thermodynamic Studies; 6.3. Catalytic Steam Gasification of C7-asphaltenes; 6.3.1. Mass Loss Analysis; 6.3.2. Analysis of the Gaseous Products Evolved during the Steam Gasification Process; 6.4. Estimation of the Effective Activation Energies.

6.5. Correlation between the SLE Model Parameters and the Effective Activation EnergyConclusion; References; Chapter 4: Biodiesel Production Using CaO-Loaded Microcapsules As a Solid Base Catalyst; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental; 2.1. Preparation of CaO-Loaded Microcapsules; 2.2. Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil; 2.3. Determination of FAME; 2.4. Characterization of CaO-Loaded Microcapsules; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Observation of CaO-Loaded Microcapsule; 3.2. FAME Production with CaO-Loaded Microcapsule; 3.3. Effect of CaO Content in the Microcapsules on FAME Production.

3.4. Effect of Molar Ratio of Methanol to Oil3.5. Effect of Stirring Speed; 3.6. Effect of Reaction Temperature; 3.5. The Recycling of Cao-Loaded Microcapsules; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 5: Current Balance in Oil Production-Consumption; Abstract; Nomenclature; 1. Sources of Energy; 2. Classification and Definitions; 3. Petroleum Reserves; 3.1. Worldwide Distribution; 3.2. Oil Production and Consumption; 3.3. Projections; 3.4. Oil and the Environment; Conclusion; References.

It is a well-known fact that since the start of industrial crude oil extraction, some 150 years ago, the United States has consistently been the nation that consumes a greater proportion of the global production of that precious liquid fuel. What may be less obvious for many, nowadays, is that for most of that period the US was also the country with higher crude oil production. This handbook provides recent research on oil production.

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