Logistics aspects of petroleum pipeline operations
The paper identifies, assesses and describes the logistics aspects of the commercial operation of petroleum pipelines. The nature of petroleum-product supply chains, in which pipelines play a role, is outlined and the types of petroleum pipeline systems ...
W. J. Pienaar
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Multi-objective optimization of petroleum product logistics in Eastern Indonesia region
The transportation sector is one of the largest fuel consumers and pollutant contributors worldwide. The International Maritime Organization predicts that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation will be increasing significantly until 2050,
Farhan Surury+2 more
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Bio-Inspired Ant Lion Optimizer for a Constrained Petroleum Product Scheduling
Real-world optimization problems demand sophisticated algorithms. Over the years bio-inspired approach, a subset of computational intelligence has demonstrated remarkable success in real-world use cases, especially where exact or deterministic algorithms
Chinwe Peace Igiri+4 more
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Qualitative and quantitative indicators of coked products, sorption characteristics [PDF]
Coke is a by-product of petroleum. Currently, petroleum coke is mainly used in the metallurgical industry. However, due to the large amount of carbon in its composition, obtaining a carbon adsorbent from coke is one of the important tasks.
Abdurakhmonov Abror+5 more
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Wear resistance evaluation of palm fatty acid distillate using four-ball tribotester [PDF]
Petroleum reserves are declining nowadays while ironically petroleum is a major source of pollution despite many uses. Researchers are in effort to find an alternative to replace petroleum as a lubricant.
Ani, Farid Nasir+2 more
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Product oil tankers are essential transportation equipment for petroleum transfer. Due to petroleum products’ intense penetration and solubility, the quality requirements for coating product oil tankers are high, and regular maintenance is needed ...
Jinbo Qie+5 more
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Changing from petroleum to wood-based materials: critical review of how product sustainability characteristics can be assessed and compared [PDF]
This paper reports on a literature survey on available approaches for the assessment of product sustainability, with a specific focus on assessing the replacement of non-renewable petroleum-based materials with renewable wood-based materials in absorbent
Clancy, Gunilla+2 more
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Study on GC-MS fingerprint of petroleum ether fraction of Shenqi Jiangtang Granules
Objective: To establish gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) fingerprint method for the petroleum ether fraction of Shenqi Jiangtang Granules (SQJTG) and evaluate the product quality.
Li Bingbing+8 more
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Initiated Low-Temperature Cracking of Ozonizated Petroleum and Heavy Petroleum Ends
New way to produce greater amounts of distillate motor fuels from crude petroleums, petroleum residues and natural bitumens by an ozonization of raw material followed with thermal treatment of the product formed under the conditions similar to ones ...
A. K. Golovko+2 more
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Investigation of Reaction Pathways and Kinetics of Turkish Asphaltenes
In this study, reaction kinetics of asphaltene fractions of petroleum feedstocks from field in southeastern part of Turkey were investigated. Asphaltene was fractionated from atmospheric residue of petroleum feedstock.
S. Akmaz, C. Deniz, M. Yasar
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