Green Petroleum How Oil and Gas Can Be Environmentally Sustainable

Name: Green Petroleum How Oil and Gas Can Be Environmentally Sustainable
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ISBN: 9781118072165

ISBN-10: 1118072162

ISBN-13: 9781118072165

Edition: 2012

Authors: M. R. Islam, A. B. Chhetri, M. M. Khan

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This book unravels the mysteries of the current energy crisis and argues that solutions to global warming will come only from the development of new technologies. Discussed here are the reasons why petroleum operations, as they are now, are not sustainable, how each practice treads an inherently implosive path, and how each spells irreversible damage to the planet's ecosystem. Fossil fuel consumption is not the culprit, but, rather, the practices involved from exploration to refining and processing are responsible for the current damage to the environment.Focusing on long-term solutions that should "green" all of the petroleum industry's practices, the book follows the theory of inherent…

Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 6/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



From the Pharaonic Age to the Information Age: Have We Progressed in Technology Development Skills?



How long has this ï¿½technological disasterï¿½ been in the making? Delinearized History of Civilization and Technology Development


Is Modern Science Capable of Discerning Between True and False?


Fundamentals of Mass and Energy Balance


A True Sustainability Criterion and Its Implications


What is Truly Green Energy?


Good Light and Bad Light


Do You Believe in Global Warming?


Is the 3Rï¿½s mantra sufficient?


Truly Green Refining and Gas Processing


Greening of Flow Operations


The Greening of Enhanced Oil Recovery


Deconstruction of Engineering Myths Prevalent in the Energy Sector


Conclusions