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 scientif...

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Main Authors Fahim, M. A. (Author), Alsahhaf, Taher A. (Author), Elkilani, Amal Sayed (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2010.
EditionFirst edition.
Subjects
Petroleum > Refining.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080931562
0080931561
9781282541047
1282541048
0444527850
9780444527851
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 496 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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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
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracking
  • Product blending
  • Alkylation
  • Hydrogen production
  • Clean fuels
  • Residue upgrading
  • Safety 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.

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