Modern use of petroleum-derived oils as agricultural crop protectants dates back to the 1800s, but it was not until the latter half of the 20th century that advances in petroleum chemistry allowed substantial modification and diversification in their commercial applicability. In the 1880s, a kerosene–soap emulsion was used with some success against scales and aphids in citrus trees. The search ...

The lubricating oils are essential for operating engine with high efficiency. Therefore, the physical properties of oil such as flash point, pour point, kinematic viscosity, specific gravity and the American Petroleum Institute are necessary to be studied to indicate good quality of the lubricating oil. In this study, we compare the physical properties of two virgin oils with re-refining oil. T...

As petroleum prices continue to increase, it is likely that biofuels will play an ever-increasing role in our energy future. The processing of biomass-derived feedstocks (including cellulosic, starch- and sugar-derived biomass, and vegetable fats) by catalytic cracking and hydrotreating is a promising alternative for the future to produce biofuels, and the existing infrastructure of petroleum r...

Alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding has been extensively applied to enhancing oil recovery. As an oil displacement agent, pe1troleum sulfonate (PS) is widely used in ASP pilot experiments. It is very important to find a petroleum sulfonate with a high interfacial activity and low adsorption loss. Anionic surfactant petroleum sulfonate is synthesized in a single-tube film sulfonation reac...

Alexander MAKARENKO †, Anatoliy POLIARUSH † and Igor TETKO ‡ † Institute of Applied System Analysis, National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI), 37 Peremogy Ave., Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] ‡ Institute of Bioorganic and Petroleum Chemistry of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine; Institute for Bioinformatics, Ingolstraedter Lanstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherb...

Farnoush Faridbod,1 Mohammad Reza Ganjali,2,* Parviz Norouzi,2 Siavash Riahi,3,2 and Hamid Rashedi4 1Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2Center of Excellence in electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tehran, 3Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, 4Department of Chemical Engineering, Facu...

“Chemistry and material development” is a typical example of applying chemical knowledge to industrial production. This course case introduced the great contribution chemistry in development with topic non-metallic materials, organic polymer materials from petroleum composite excellent performance. was designed carefully according flipped classroom mode, Through study new students can make clea...