With more than 170 billion barrels of estimated oil sands reserves in Canada, Canada has
the third largest oil reserves in the world. However, more than 80% of oil sand's reserves are …

The constraints of conventional oils, stringent environmental regulations, and increasing
demand for lighter distillates have shifted interest towards heavy crude oils, and atmospheric …

Unconventional feedstocks, such as heavy vacuum residue (VR), have become potential
candidates that could be positively exploited to meet the increasing demand of high-value …

During the upgrading of heavy petroleum, asphaltene is the most problematic impurity since
it is the main cause of catalyst deactivation and sediments formation. Exploring many …

Nowadays, unconventional-oil becomes a potential candidate for satisfying the world's
energy demands due to the scarcity of other energy sources. However, it contains many …

An exhaustive review of the scientific literature on kinetic modeling of heavy petroleum
fraction hydrocracking is reported in this paper. Kinetic models for hydrocracking of model …

This book provides an up-to-date treatment of all the important aspects of modeling of
reactors employed in the main processes for heavy petroleum upgrading. It explains …

The production of high grade jet fuels from vegetable oils is an issue of special interest to
refineries. The conversion process involved hydrotreating (ie hydrodeoxygenation and …

The growing demand for clean and efficient fuels in the world reflects the rapid growth in
automotive vehicles and more stringent environmental regulations. Hence, the refining …

Background Comprehensive understanding of composition variation and kinetic of
upgrading reactions during microwave-assisted hydrocarbon upgrading is crucial for …