Hydrocarbon Processing and Refining - Principles and Practices

This book covers petroleum refining and gas purification processes focussing on major secondary units. It explains critical column pressure control strategies, critical issues of crude and vacuum distillation units, different corrosion mechanisms, and its prevention, supported by real-life case study examples.

List of contents

1. Overview of refining and distillation
2. Fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)
3. Delayed Coking unit (DCU)
4. Hydrotreaters and Hydrocrackers
5. Acid gas treatment
6. Hydrogen generation units
7. Sulfur recovery unit
8. Plant safety
9. Technical challenges in refining
10. Renewable energy

About the author

Ashis Nag is a professional Chemical Engineer with 40 + years of rich experience in various fields of Petroleum refining and related downstream process technologies. He has worked in different refineries of Indian oil corporation and in Essar oil refinery, Jamnagar. He served as Head of special central process engineering and design cell of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) as Executive Director. Presently, he is working as a process consultant. Internationally traveled and author of several papers for international journals and forums, he has also authored a book titled Distillation and Hydrocarbon Processing Practices. He has received a couple of awards for innovative designs, and obtained a B.CH.E degree in chemical engineering from Jadavpur university, Kolkata, India, in 1976.

Product details

• Authors: Ashis (Process Consultant Nag, Nag Ashis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032214054
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221405-4
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Petroleum technology, Gas technology