Health, safety, and environmental challenges of xylene in upstream petroleum industry

Xylene sited in the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's), is considered as one of the toxic chemicals released to environment during oil and gas operations in order to remove the organic deposits such as asphaltene. Normally, wellbore soaking by xylene is performed to remove the organic plugs in...

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Main Authors: Zoveidavianpoor, M., Samsuri, A., Shadizadeh, S.
Format: Article
Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2012
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