Oil Shale Technology, Second Edition (2^nd Ed.)
Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Series

This book on science and technology of oil shale discusses petroleum and natural gas engineering, geology, oil shale formation, chemistry and petrochemistry, physicochemical and thermomechanical properties, analysis and characterization, oil and gas extraction/recovery technology, EOR, hydraulic fracture, horizontal drilling, frac fluid formulations, contaminated water treatment and soil remediation, greenhouse gas emission, corrosion, crude refining and upgrading, gas cleanup, process engineering and design, environmental technology, long-term sustainability, etc. It is updated throughout and new chapters added on hydraulic fracture of oil shale, shale gas economy, and environmental safety.

Introduction. Petrology and Geochemistry of Oil Shale. Process Chemistry of Oil Shale Utilization. Properties of Oil Shale Rocks and Oil Shale Hydrocarbons. Hydraulic Fracture of Oil Shale for Shale Gas and Oil. Conventional Shale Oil Extraction Technology. Refining and Upgrading of Oil Shale Products (Gas and Liquid). Characterization of Oil Shale Products. Significant R&D Advances in Oil Shale Field. Shale Gas Economy and Shale Gas Impacted Industry. Oil Shale Development and Environmental Safety.