Nanotechnology in Oil and Gas Industries

This book provides a powerful source to develop new, rapid and highly efficient materials for the application in various fields of oil and gas. It focuses on the synthesis, characterization and applications of various Nanomaterials, presenting the state-of-the-art in developments and innovations in nanocomposites. This book provides the complete practical and theoretical information about the synthesis of nanoparticles with potential use in the field of oil and gas.

Lists a new generation of material with interesting properties Focuses on the synthesis of new efficient materials Describes the state of the art in the developments and innovations in nanocomposites

Autorentext
Dr. Tawfik A. Saleh is currently a faculty member at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. His research work focuses largely in the area Nanotechnology; synthesis, characterization and applications of inorganic-organic nanocomposites, adsorption and separation. He is also editorial board member of several international journals.

Inhalt
Insights into the fundamentals and principles of the oil and gas industry: the impact of nanotechnology.- Nanotechnology Applications in Petroleum Refining.- Advances in nanocatalyzed hydrodesulfurization of gasoline and diesel fuels.- Improvement of Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts Based on Insight of Nano Structures and Reaction Mechanisms.- Selective sulfur removal from liquid fuels using nanostructured adsorbents.- Nano-MoS2 and Graphene Additives in Oil for Tribological Applications.- Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Process Based on Nano-catalysts.- Mechanisms of desulfurization by Nanomaterials.- Role of nanomaterials as an emerging trend towards the detection of winged contaminants.- Biogas produced from different feedstocks in anaerobic digesters.