A practical reference for petroleum industry professionals and students that reviews and discusses the reactions and processes involved in transforming petroleum-based hydrocarbons into the myriad chemicals that form the basis of the petroleum industry. Its unique feature is that it goes beyond just discussing the chemical reactions involved in converting petroleum products into chemicals, and relates these reactions to the different process variables and catalysts used to produce specific polymers and chemicals. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.