Summarizes current analytical techniques as applied to petroleum and petroleum products. Accompanying collection of 175 ASTM test methods, including: physical methods; correlative methods; liquid chromatographic methods; gas chromatographic methods; spectroscopic; chemical; non-hydrocarbon.

The collection of ASTM test methods furnishes a convenient reference within a single volume. It provides the reader with a clearer understanding and appreciation of this diversified subject.

For petroleum chemists and engineers, petroleum process designers and contractors, regulators such as EPA and CARB, and supervisory personnel of analytical laboratories.