{"product_id":"catalytic-in-situ-upgrading-of-heavy-and-extra-heavy-crude-oils-isbn-9781119871477","title":"Catalytic In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils","description":"\u003cb\u003eCatalytic In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to a cutting-edge and cost-effective refinement process for heavy oil\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOil sufficiently viscous that it cannot flow normally from production wells is called heavy oil and constitutes as much as 70% of global oil reserves. Extracting and refining this oil can pose significant challenges, including very high transportation costs. As a result, processes which produce and partially refine heavy oil in situ, known as catalytic  upgrading, are an increasingly important part of the heavy oil extraction process, and the reduced carbon footprint associated with these methods promises to make them even more significant in the coming years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatalytic In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to these processes. It introduces the properties and characteristics of heavy and extra-heavy oil before discussing different catalysts and catalyzing processes, their mechanisms and underlying physics, and more. It offers the full sweep of description and analysis required for petroleum and chemical engineers to understand this vital aspect of the modern oil industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eDetailed discussion of subjects including electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and more \u003cli\u003eAnalysis of both liquid catalysts and nanoparticle catalysts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA numerical simulation of the catalytic in-situ oil upgrading process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatalytic In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable reference for petroleum and chemical engineers as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students in related fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Properties of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexis Tirado, Guillermo Félix, Fernando Trejo, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Chengdong Yuan, Danis K. Nurgaliev, Vicente Sámano, and Jorge Ancheyta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Advanced Characterization of Heavy Crude Oils and their Fractions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Applications of Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques of Heavy Crudes 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChengdong Yuan, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Mustafa V. Kok, Danis K. Nurgaliev, and Airat H. Gabbasov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Fundamentals of In Situ Upgrading 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexey Vakhin, Firdavs Aliev, Galina Kaukova, Ameen A. Al-Muntaser, Muneer A. Suwaid, Chengdong Yuan, Jorge Ancheyta, and Mikhail A. Varfolomeev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Catalyst for In Situ Upgrading of Heavy Oils 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePersi Schacht, Pablo Torres-Mancera, and Jorge Ancheyta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Nanoparticles for Heavy Oil In Situ Upgrading 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMuneer A. Suwaid, Sergey A. Sitnov, Ameen Al-Muntaser, Chengdong Yuan, Alexey Vakhin, Jorge Ancheyta, and Mikhail A. Varfolomeev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Catalytic Mechanism and Kinetics 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuillermo Félix, Alexis Tirado, Ameen Al-Muntaser, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Chengdong Yuan, and Jorge Ancheyta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Application of Quantum Chemical Calculations for Studying Thermochemistry, Kinetics, and Catalytic Mechanisms of In Situ Upgrading 382\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNail Khafizov, Vadim Neklyudov, Anastasiya Mikhailova, and Oleg Kadkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Behavior of Catalyst in Porous Media 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimur R. Zakirov, Rail I. Kadyrov, Chengdong Yuan, and Mikhail A. Varfolomeev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Numerical Simulation of Catalytic In Situ Oil Upgrading Process 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllan Rojas, Denis Shevchenko, Vladislav Sudakov, Sergey Usmanov, and Michael Kwofie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Novel Technologies for Upgrading Heavy and Extra-Heavy Oil 489\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKhusain Kadiev, Anton L. Maximov, and Jorge Ancheyta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 521\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhail A. Varfolomeev, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Head of the Enhanced Oil Laboratory of Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia. He has published extensively on heavy oil, in-situ upgrading, and related subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChengdong Yuan, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia. He has published widely on  hydrocarbon recovery, in-situ heavy oil upgrading, and related subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Ancheyta, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Manager of Products for the Transformation of Crude Oil at the Mexican Institute of Petroleum, where he has worked since 1989, as well as Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Mexico City. He has taught and published prodigiously on petroleum refinement, heavy oil upgrading, and related subjects.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to a cutting-edge and cost-effective refinement process for heavy oil\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOil sufficiently viscous that it cannot flow normally from production wells is called heavy oil and constitutes as much as 70% of global oil reserves. Extracting and refining this oil can pose significant challenges, including very high transportation costs. As a result, processes which produce and partially refine heavy oil in situ, known as catalytic  upgrading, are an increasingly important part of the heavy oil extraction process, and the reduced carbon footprint associated with these methods promises to make them even more significant in the coming years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatalytic In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy and Extra-Heavy Crude Oils\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to these processes. It introduces the properties and characteristics of heavy and extra-heavy oil before discussing different catalysts and catalyzing processes, their mechanisms and underlying physics, and more. 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