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Environmental Management and Technology in Oil Refineries

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The purpose of oil refineries is to produce marketable products from crude oil or other hydrocarbon feedstocks. Crude oil, the basic feedstock, is a mixture of a large number of different hydrocarbons and other organic compounds, with widely ranging molecular structures from gases to substances with very high boiling points. Crude oils can vary greatly in their physical and chemical characteristics, depending on their origin.

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  1. BP International Ltd., Chertsey Road, TW16 7LN, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, UK

    H. Amiry

  2. Oil Industry Consultant, Cobham, Surrey, UK

    H. Sutherland

  3. Oil Industry Consultant, Bookham, Surrey, UK

    E. Martin & P. Goodsell

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  1. Oxoid Ltd., Hampshire, UK

    Stefan T. Orszulik

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Amiry, H., Sutherland, H., Martin, E., Goodsell, P. (2008). Environmental Management and Technology in Oil Refineries. In: Orszulik, S.T. (eds) Environmental Technology in the Oil Industry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5472-3_10

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