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Literature Search - crude Oil Reclaimers 

We oonduoted a two-phase literature searoh» 

1) a computerized databases searoh using the DIALOG system 

2) a searoh at API's library, using the library's 

computerised database system* the oard catalog, and other 

specific journal indexes 

DXALOQ search! 

Five databases within the DIALOG system were searohed, using 

the keywords exploration/ product operations, servioes, 

reclamation, and erude oil* The five databases searched were. 

NTI8, Compendix, 7/8 News, DOl Bnergy, and Dun and Bradstreet's 

Electronic yellow Pages. A deseription of these databases is 

attached. we did get several "hits," but the descriptions of 

documents indioated that almost all hits were definitely 

irrelevant* Further research for potentially relevant hits at the 

API library did not turn up any useful information. 

American Petroleum institute Library searchi 

An inital search was run using the library's database. This 

database contains reference information on all publications, 

reports, journals, and articles available at the library. 

However, the database is.still being compiled and is therefore 

incomplete. The following subject/tilte headings were searched: 

Crude oil reclaimers; oil reclaimers; reclaimers; reclamation; 

oil recycling; recycling; waste oil; toxicity characteristic; 

toxicity; waste regulation. 

While various references were found for a few of the above 

headings, no relevant references were found. 

Next, the card catalog was. searched using the same 

subject/title headings as before. Unfortunatley, only one 

reference was found that seemed relevant. It was entitled 

"Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Waste oil 

Recovery and Reuse." Photocopies of the title page, table of 

contents, and three promising articles were then made. After 

subsequent review, however, this publication was found to have 

little value to this project due to its age (1978) and because it 

dealt only with waste oil and did not mention crude oil 

reclamation. 

A thorough effort was then made to searoh for any pertinent 

articles in relevant journals on file at the library. The 

Petroleum/Energy Business News Index was used to search January 
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1986 through August 1990 volumes of the following journals: 

Bulletin de ' 1'Industrie Petroliere; chemical Week; 

International Petroleum Finance; Lundberg Letter; National 

Petroleum News; Oil and Gas Journal; The Oil Daily; Oil 

Industry Comparative Appraisals; The oil Marketing Bulletin; 

The Petroleum Economist; Petroleum Intelligence Weekly; 

Petroleum Market Intelligence; Petroleum Outlook; Petroleum 

Times Business News; Piatt's Oilgram News, U.S. Oil Week; 

World Oil. 

Over thirty somewhat promising articles were found in the index and 

then located in their respective journals. After reading every 

article, however, it was apparent that all of them were either 

irrelevant or did not cover in any greater detail basic information 

already available. For instance, most were one paragraph "News 

Briefs" regarding EPA action. No photocopies were made since this 

was prohibited by the library due to copyright regulations. 

since the journal "Hydrocarbon Processing" was not included in 

the index, and this had no index of its own, 1987 - 1990 volumes of 

this journal were searched individually. Also, an article in the 

Wall Street Journal was located and photocopied, but later was 

determined to be irrelevant. 

Conclusion: Our literature ssarch has not uncovered any 

information specifically reegarding crude oil reclaimers. 
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NTI8 (1964-prasant) 

NTIS ia produced by the National Technical Information Service 

(NTIB) of tha U.S. Department of Commerce. The database canalste of 

unclassified government-sponsored research, development, and 

engineering reports, aa wall as other analyses prepared by 

goverment agencies, their contracts, or grantees. The Ntia database 

includes material from both the hard and soft sciences, including 

environmental pollution and control, energy conservation, 

technology transfer, industrial and mechanical engineering. 

COHPENDEX (197B-praaant) 

This databaae represents complete text of the Engineering Index 

which provides abstracted information about technological 

literature. Providaa coverage of 4,900 journals, publications of 

engineering societies and organization, approximately 2,000 

conference par year, technical reports, and monographs. 

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P/E NEWS <l973-prasent> 

This database is produced by the American Petroleum Institute, 

corresponds to the"printed publication Petroleum/Energy Business 

News Index. P/E Nanus provides caver to caver indexing of 16 primary 

publication and salacted coverage of soma 300 technical journals 

ralatad to the petroleum and energy Industry. 

DOE ENERGY <1974-present) 

DOE ENERBV is a nultidisciplinary file containing worlwide 

references to basic and applied scientific and technical reaeareh 

literature. Tha information ia collected for use by government 

managera, researchers at tha National Laboratories, and other 

research efforts sponsored by tha Department of Energy and to 

transfer the results of this research to the public. 

D !• B DUN'B ELECTRONIC YELLOW PAQEB (Currant) 

Dun's EYP produced by Dun's Marketing Services, provides online 

directory information for nearly eight million businesses and 

professionals throughout tha United States. A full directory 

listing is provided for each entry, including address, telephone 

number, SIC coda and descriptions, and employee size range. 

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