Fundamentals of petroleum refining

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining provides a thorough and balanced 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, the text develops the scientific bac...

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Other Authors Fahim, M. A.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Science, c2010.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780444527851
9780080931562
9781282541047
Physical Description1 online zdroj : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Refinery feedstocks and products
  • Thermophysical properties of petroleum fractions and crude oils
  • Crude distillation
  • Catalytic reforming and isomerization
  • Thermal cracking and coking processes
  • Hydroconversion processes
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracking
  • Product blending
  • Alkylation
  • Hydrogen production
  • Clean fuels
  • Residue upgrading
  • Safety aspects in petroleum refineries
  • Acid gas processing and mercaptans removal
  • Refinery economics
  • Environmental aspects in refining
  • Overall refinery case study
  • Appendix A: Conversion Factors
  • Appendix B: Definition of Terms
  • Appendix C: Process Simulator (UNISIM) Manual
  • Appendix D: Research Octane Number for Hydrocarbons
  • Appendix C: Instrumentation and Control Drawings in the P & ID.