Meet the editor

Associate professor Dr. Fathi Samir Soliman is an expert in petroleum refinery, especially production, treatment and recycling of lube oils and paraffin waxes with catalytic conversion and solvent extraction. He is also highly qualified in studying the morphology of Nano materials using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Since 2014, he has been a researcher at the physical refinery

laboratory, Refinery Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI) where he is also a supervisor of the electron microscope laboratories in the Nano Technology Centre. Dr. Soliman is a lecturer at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts, and a member of the organizing committee of the Egyptian annual international conference on Petroleum, Mineral Resources and Development.

Contents

*by Fathi Samir Soliman*

Crude Oils

Introductory Chapter: Petroleum Paraffins

*Márcia C.K. Oliveira and Márcio N. Souza*

*by Keshawa Shukla and Mayank Vishal Labh*

Hydrocarbon Production Systems

Paraffin as Phase Change Material

*by Amir Reza Vakhshouri*

Wax Chemical and Morphological Investigation of Brazilian

Managing Paraffin/Wax Deposition Challenges in Deepwater

Solar Thermal Energy Storage Using Paraffins as Phase Change Materials for Air Conditioning in the Built Environment

*by Wenye Lin, Zhenjun Ma, Haoshan Ren, Jingjing Liu and Kehua Li*

*by Erika C.A. Nunes Chrisman, Angela C.P. Duncke,* 

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 41**

**Chapter 5 57**

## Contents


Preface

**Fathi Samir Soliman**

Egypt

Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute,

The book in your hands, *Paraffin – an Overview*, can teach you the basics of paraffin. It covers all the paraffin pathways from exploration to the applications. Taken as a whole, these five chapters aim to help academic researchers and those connected with the petroleum industry (such as petroleum engineers) to easily understand the value of paraffins as a petroleum byproduct. The chapters cover the separation, transportation, and application technology of paraffins and these chapters are presented in a careful and clear manner to provide an easy and enjoyable read. Data and discussions are presented by highly qualified experts and the text is edited to simplify the information. This book is valuable for those who are interested in making a connection between natural resources, science, and

industry.
