Handbook of petrochemical processes

"The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum 5th...

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Main Author Speight, James G. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, [2019]
SeriesChemical industries.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780429531125
0429531125
9781498729703
9780429155611
0429155611
9781498729710
1498729711
9780429545825
0429545827
1498729703
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1 The Petrochemical Industry; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Aspects and Overview; 1.3 The Petrochemical Industry; 1.4 Petrochemicals; 1.4.1 Primary Petrochemicals; 1.4.2 Products and End Use; 1.5 Production of Petrochemicals; 1.6 The Future; References; Chapter 2 Feedstock Composition and Properties; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Natural Gas; 2.2.1 Composition and Properties; 2.2.2 Natural Gas Liquids; 2.2.3 Gas Condensate; 2.2.4 Gas Hydrates; 2.2.5 Other Types of Gases; 2.2.5.1 Biogas
  • 2.2.5.2 Coalbed Methane2.2.5.3 Coal Gas; 2.2.5.4 Geopressurized Gas; 2.2.5.5 Landfill Gas; 2.2.5.6 Refinery Gas; 2.2.5.7 Synthesis Gas; 2.2.5.8 Tight Gas; 2.3 Petroleum; 2.3.1 Composition and Properties; 2.3.1.1 Opportunity Crude Oil; 2.3.1.2 High Acid Crude Oil; 2.3.1.3 Foamy Oil; 2.3.1.4 Tight Oil; 2.3.2 Other Petroleum-Derived Feedstocks; 2.3.2.1 Naphtha; 2.3.2.2 Kerosene; 2.3.2.3 Fuel Oil; 2.3.2.4 Gas Oil; 2.3.2.5 Residua; 2.3.2.6 Used Lubricating Oil; 2.4 Heavy Oil, Extra Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen; 2.4.1 Heavy Oil; 2.4.2 Extra Heavy Oil; 2.4.3 Tar sand Bitumen; References
  • Chapter 3 Other Feedstocks-Coal, Oil Shale, and Biomass3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Coal; 3.2.1 Coal Feedstocks; 3.2.2 Properties and Composition; 3.2.3 Conversion; 3.2.4 Coal Tar Chemicals; 3.3 Oil Shale; 3.3.1 Shale Oil Production; 3.3.2 Shale Oil Properties; 3.3.2.1 Hydrocarbon Products; 3.3.2.2 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds; 3.3.2.3 Oxygen-Containing Compounds; 3.3.2.4 Sulfur-Containing Compounds; 3.4 Biomass; 3.4.1 Biomass Feedstocks; 3.4.1.1 Carbohydrates; 3.4.1.2 Vegetable Oils; 3.4.1.3 Plant Fibers; 3.4.2 Biorefining; 3.4.2.1 Pyrolysis; 3.4.2.2 Gasification; 3.4.2.3 Anaerobic Digestion
  • 3.4.2.4 Fermentation3.4.3 Chemicals from Biomass; 3.4.3.1 Gaseous Products; 3.4.3.2 Liquid Products; 3.4.3.3 Solid Products; 3.5 Waste; References; Chapter 4 Feedstock Preparation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Gas Streams; 4.2.1 Sources; 4.2.1.1 Gas Streams from Natural Gas; 4.2.1.2 Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gas; 4.2.1.3 Gas Streams from Crude Oil; 4.2.2 Gas Processing; 4.2.2.1 Acid Gas Removal; 4.2.2.2 Recovery of Condensable Hydrocarbon Derivatives; 4.2.2.3 Water Removal; 4.2.2.4 Nitrogen Removal; 4.2.2.5 The Claus Process; 4.3 Petroleum Streams; 4.3.1 Refinery Configuration
  • 4.3.2 Cracking Processes4.3.2.1 Thermal Cracking Processes; 4.3.2.2 Catalytic Cracking Processes; 4.3.3 Dehydrogenation Processes; 4.3.4 Dehydrocyclization Processes; 4.4 Streams from Coal, Oil Shale, and Biomass; 4.4.1 Coal; 4.4.1.1 Coal Gas; 4.4.1.2 Coal Liquids; 4.4.2 Oil Shale; 4.4.2.1 Oil Shale Gas; 4.4.2.2 Shale Oil; 4.4.3 Biomass; 4.4.3.1 Biogas; 4.4.3.2 Bio-liquids; References; Chapter 5 Feedstock Preparation by Gasification; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Gasification Chemistry; 5.2.1 General Aspects; 5.2.2 Pretreatment; 5.2.3 Reactions; 5.2.3.1 Primary Gasification