ASTM Crude Oils Manual addresses sampling, QA, and evaluation.
Press Release Summary:
Manual 68, Crude Oils: Their Sampling, Analysis and Evaluation, covers combination of subject materials related to crude oil sampling, quality determination, and evaluation. In addition to quality-impacting issues encountered during transportation, storage, and refining, chapter topics include obtaining representative samples, understanding complex chemistry of crude oils, and selecting test methods best suited to obtain physical and chemical data. Hard copy and E-book versions are available.
Original Press Release:
New Manual on Crude Oils Now Available from ASTM International
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-A new comprehensive manual on crude oils is available from ASTM International. Manual 68, Crude Oils: Their Sampling, Analysis and Evaluation, covers a combination of subject materials related to crude oil sampling, quality determination and evaluation.
Manual 68 features eight chapters that cover:
The manual is intended for anyone involved with the sampling and analysis of crude oils after they are produced and stabilized, including operators of pipelines and tankers, field operators with limited or no technical training, experienced laboratory technicians or chemists, crude oil traders and refinery engineers.
Manual 68, Crude Oils: Their Sampling, Analysis and Evaluation is available for $87 USD in hard copy (75 pages; soft cover 8.5" x 11"; ISBN: 978-0-8031-7014-8; Stock #: MNL68) or as an E-book (ISBN: 978-0-8031-8679-8; Stock #: MNL68-EB).
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