An expansion of material used in a tutorial held at the August 1995 American Chemical Society meeting in Chicago. Designed to pass information about the chemical and physical properties of petroleum and their effects on refining to the younger generation of scientists and engineers in petroleum science and technology. Explains such aspects as composition, analysis and evaluation, metals and heteroatoms, asphaltenes and structure, the thermal chemistry of constituents, and upgrading processes. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.