Radioisotopes in Petroleum Industry

Industry Benefits from Radioisotopes

The most rapid contribution which atomic energy makes to the economy of a country is by the industrial applications of radioisotopes. In research they may be used to reveal unique information about the nature of chemical processes , or as a fast and cheap tool to provide information more quickly or more accurately than could be obtained by other means. In manufacturing they are used to control ...

Microbiology in the petroleum industry.

A Petroleum Industry Data Exchange

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Water Management in the Petroleum Refining Industry

Petroleum refining industry uses large volumes of water. The water demand is up to 3 m3 of water for every ton of petroleum processed (US EPA, 1980, 1982; WB, 1998). Almost 56% of this quantity is used in cooling systems, 16% in boiling systems, 19% in production processes and the rest in auxiliary operations. The water usage in the Mexican refineries is almost 155 millions m3 per year; it is 2...

Working hours in the offshore petroleum industry