Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

Presents an introduction to refinery engineering topics, from basic concepts and unit operations to overall refinery economics, planning and control. Based on the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, this text develops the scientific background needed to understand refinery operations.

List of contents

1: Introduction2: Refinery feedstocks and products3: Thermophysical properties of petroleum fractions and crude oils4: Crude distillation5: Catalytic reforming and isomerization6: Thermal cracking and coking processes7: Hydroconversion processes8: Fluidised Catalytic Cracking 9: Product blending10: Alkylation11: Hydrogen production12: Clean fuels13: Residue upgrading14: Safety aspects in petroleum refineries15: Acid gas processing and mercaptans removal16: Refinery economics17: Environmental aspects in refining18: Overall refinery case study
APPENDIXAppendix A: Conversion Factors Appendix B: Definition of Terms Appendix C: Process Simulator (UNISIM) ManualAppendix D: Research Octane Number for HydrocarbonsAppendix C: Instrumentation and Control Drawings in the P&ID NOTATION INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Taher A. (Department of Chemical Engineering Al-Sahhaf, Al-Sahhaf Taher A., Amal Elkilani, Amal (Department of Chemical Engineering Elkilani, Elkilani Amal, Mohamed A. Fahim, Mohamed A. (Department of Chemical Engineer Fahim, Mohamed A. (Department of Chemical Engineering Fahim, Mohamed A. Al-Sahhaf Fahim, Fahim Mohamed A., FAHIM MOHAMED AL SAHHAF TAHER, Haitham M. S. Lababidi
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2009
• EAN: 9780444527851
• ISBN: 978-0-444-52785-1
• No. of pages: 516
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Petroleum technology