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Sustainable Resource Development
By Gary G. Zatzman
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Taking a new, fresh look at how the energy industry and we, as a planet, are developing our energy resources, this book looks at what is right and wrong about energy resource development, aiding engineers and scientists in achieving a true sustainability in this field, both from an economic and environmental perspective.


 
Troubleshooting Vacuum Systems
Steam Turbine Surface Condensers
and Refinery Vacuum Towers

By Norman P. Lieberman
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Vacuum towers and condensing steam turbines require effective vacuum systems for efficient operation, and this text describes in easy to understand language, without reference to complex mathematics, how vacuum systems work, what can go wrong, and how to make field observations to pinpoint the particular malfunction causing poor vacuum.


 
Industrial Gas Flaring Practices
By Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:March 2013   |   Hardcover
 
With the consequences of the world's gas flaring practices only just beginning to be understood or even studied, this volume is the first in decades to tackle a very difficult hot-button issue for our time that could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and affect global warming.


 
Coal-Fired Power Generation Handbook
By James G. Speight
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:March 2013   |   Hardcover
 
The most complete and up-to-date handbook on power generation from coal, this book covers all of today’s new, cleaner methods for creating electricity from coal, the environmental challenges and concerns involved in its production, and developing technologies.


 
Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion
Edited by Vikas Mittal
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
One of the first comprehensive books to focus on the role polymers is playing in the burgeoning energy materials market.


 
Fracking
The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing
By Michael D. Holloway and Oliver Rudd
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:May 2013   |   Hardcover
 
This book explores the history, techniques, and materials used in the practice of induced hydraulic fracturing, one of the hottest and most contested issues of today, for the production of natural gas, while examining the environmental and economic impact.


 
The Fundamentals of the Petrophysics of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
By Leonid Buryakovsky, George V. Chilingar, Herman H. Rieke, and Sanghee Shin
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Written by some of the world's most renowned petroleum and environmental engineers, this volume is the first book to offer the practicing engineer and engineering student these new cutting-edge techniques for prediction and forecasting in petroleum engineering and environmental management.


 
Biogas Production
Pretreatment Methods in Anaerobic Digestion
Edited by Ackmez Mudhoo
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This volume covers the most cutting-edge pretreatment processes being used and studied today for the production of biogas during anaerobic digestion processes using different feedstocks, in the most efficient and economical methods possible.


 
Green Petroleum
How Oil and Gas Can Be Environmentally Sustainable
By M.R. Islam, M.M. Khan, and A.B. Chhetri
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Can "green petroleum" reverse global warming and bring down high gasoline prices? Written in non-technical language for the layperson, this book investigates and details how the oil and gas industry can "go green"� with new processes and technologies, thus bringing the world's most important industry closer to environmental and economic sustainability.


 
Time to Shine
Applications of Solar Energy Technology
By Michael Grupp
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The perfect primer for the engineer, scientist, and layperson alike, for learning about the practical applications of solar energy technology and how it is being used today to heat homes, light city streets, and provide power worldwide. As solar energy becomes increasingly more important in all of our lives, it is more important to learn how it works and how it can be implemented.


 
Corrosion Chemistry
By Volkan Cicek and Bayan Al-Numan
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This timely volume covers the state-of-the art in corrosion chemistry today, for use in industrial applications and as a textbook.


 
Bioremediation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
By James G. Speight and Karuna Arjoon
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future.


 
Mechanics of Fluid Flow
By Kaplan S. Basniev, Nikolay M. Dmitriev, and George V. Chilingar
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
The mechanics of fluid flow is one of the most important fundamental engineering disciplines explaining both natural phenomena and human-induced processes. A group of some of the best-known petroleum engineers in the world give a thorough understanding of this important discipline, central to the operations of the oil and gas industry.


 
Petroleum Accumulation Zones on Continental Margins
By Y.N. Grigorenko, G.V. Chilingar, V.S. Sobolev, T.A. Andiyeva, and L.I. Zhukova
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
Some of the best-known petroleum engineers in the world have come together to produce one of the first comprehensive publications on detailed forecasts of offshore petroleum potential. A must-have for any petroleum engineer or engineering student, this volume is the only one of its kind, offering detailed and practical applications for solving some of the difficult problems facing the engineer working in the upstream oil and gas industry.


 
Sour Gas and Related Technologies
Edited by Ying Wu, John J. Carroll, and Weiyao Zhu
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This three-volume series, Advances in Natural Gas Engineering, focuses on the engineering of natural gas and its advancement as an increasingly important energy resource. Written by a group of the most well-known and knowledgeable authors on the subject in the world, volume three focuses on one of the hottest topics in natural gas today, sour gas. This is a must for any engineer working in natural gas, the energy field, or process engineering.


 
Edison to Enron: Energy Markets and Political Strategies
Book 2 in a Tetralogy on Political Capitalism
By Robert L. Bradley Jr.
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
While explaining the connections between Enron and Edison, the book takes the reader through the flamboyant history of the American energy industry and sets the stage for Ken Lay's entry on the energy stage.


 
Acid Gas Injection and Related Technologies
Edited by Ying Wu and John J. Carroll
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Focusing on the engineering of natural gas and its advancement as an increasingly important energy resource, this volume is a must-have for any engineer working in this field.


 
Construction Management of Industrial Projects
A Modular Approach for Project Managers
By Mohamed El-Reedy
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The only thorough coverage of project management for industrial construction projects


 
Ethics in Science and Engineering
By James G. Speight and Russell Foote
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The only treatment of ethics for engineers and scientists


 
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Related Technologies
Edited By Ying Wu and John J. Carroll
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:June 2011   |   Hardcover
 
The most comprehensive and up-to-date work done on the important, emerging technology of carbon dioxide sequestration.


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