Publisher Profiles

Environmental Management Systems
Handbook for Refineries
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff

This book offers refineries a practical guide for implementing environmental management systems (EMS). The author, who has implemented hundreds of successful EMS programs throughout North America, Europe, Russia and the Middle East, provides a detailed explanation of what an EMS is and how it can benefit refinery operations in complying with environmental laws and improving the overall efficiency of their operations. The author's approach, which does not focus, like most programs, only on compliance, has been internationally recognized as an integrated model that captures improved compliance and financial savings by reducing operating costs through dedicated pollution prevention programs.

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The Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties
Carl L. Yaws

Written by the most lauded and respected author on chemical compounds in the field of chemical engineering, this volume is simply the most comprehensive collection of data on chemical compounds ever compiled. A compendium of over 41,000 organic and inorganic chemicals, this broad, ambitious and invaluable work covers c1 to c100 organics and Ac to Zr inorganics, with useful applications for all.

For use in the field, lab or classroom, there is no other work that comes close to the research compiled in this handy reference. Collected in one volume, the data on these 41,000 compounds is the most useful in the industry for the engineer and the chemist.

812 pages/Hardcover/Pub Date: November 2005
ISBN: 0-9765-1137-1 $175.00 US

Natural Gas Engineering Handbook
Boyun Guo and Ali Ghalambor

Many studies have concluded that the major source of energy for the global economy in the first half of the 21st century will be natural gas. With natural gas becoming more and more important, there is increasing demand for information, yet less and less available material on this subject. The Natural Gas Engineering Handbook is the only book available that covers this subject in a comprehensive and practical way.

This book covers the full scope of natural gas engineering, from gas reservoir engineering to gas production systems to gas processing. It adapts a computer-assisted approach, which is current practice in the industry and is severely lacking in other books on natural gas engineering.

464 pages/Hardcover/Pub Date: July 2005
ISBN: 0-9765-1133-9 $125.00 US

Beyond Compliance
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff and Motasem B. Haddadin

More than just a typical guide to implementing and complying with ISO 14001, this volume provides practical examples where ISO 14001 and environmental management systems have been successfully implemented together in petroleum refining. In addition to case studies, the author offers a step-by-step approach to 14001 adoption and certification, including numerous audit forms for performing gap analysis, initial environmental reviews, P2 and audits.

224 pages/Hard/Pub Date: July 2006
ISBN: 0-9765-1139-8 $94.95 US

Natural Gas Measurement Handbook
Jim Gallagher

Natural gas is becoming an increasingly important component of our world's energy supply as more and more countries turn to natural gas as one of their main sources of energy. Along with its companion from Gulf Publishing Company, The Natural Gas Engineering Handbook, these two books form the basic library for any engineer working with natural gas today.

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Oil, 6th Edition
Robert D. Grace

Now in its sixth edition, this guide to the oil industry, written in non-technical language, is a must-read for anyone involved in or curious about the oil industry. Engineers, executives, managers and laypersons will all find this to be a valuable, entertaining and informative guide that presents a practical study of the operations involved in oil exploration, drilling and production. Since the book's original publication in 1958, this handy volume has taught thousands about this constantly evolving industry that is so important for our everyday energy needs. A true must have!

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