TY - CHAP AU - Fabrizio Paolacci AU - Renato Giannini AU - Maurizio De Angelis ED - Vivek Patel Y1 - 2012-03-28 PY - 2012 T1 - Analysis of the Seismic Risk of Major-Hazard Industrial Plants and Applicability of Innovative Seismic Protection Systems N2 - The petrochemical industry is an important constituent in our pursuit of economic growth, employment generation and basic needs. It is a huge field that encompasses many commercial chemicals and polymers. This book is designed to help the reader, particularly students and researchers of petroleum science and engineering, understand the mechanics and techniques. The selection of topics addressed and the examples, tables and graphs used to illustrate them are governed, to a large extent, by the fact that this book is aimed primarily at the petroleum science and engineering technologist. This book is must-read material for students, engineers, and researchers working in the petrochemical and petroleum area. It gives a valuable and cost-effective insight into the relevant mechanisms and chemical reactions. The book aims to be concise, self-explanatory and informative. BT - Petrochemicals SP - Ch. 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/38365 DO - 10.5772/38365 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -