ABSTRACT

Petroleum refining involves refining crude petroleum as well as producing raw materials for the petrochemical industry. This book covers current refinery processes and process-types that are likely to come on-stream during the next three to five decades. The book includes (1) comparisons of conventional feedstocks with heavy oil, tar sand bitumen, and bio-feedstocks; (2) properties and refinability of the various feedstocks; (3) thermal processes versus hydroprocesses; and (4) the influence of refining on the environment.

part |2 pages

SECTION I Feedstock: Availability and Evaluation

chapter 1|42 pages

Crude Oil, Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen

chapter 2|56 pages

Feedstock Evaluation

chapter 3|42 pages

Feedstock Composition

chapter 4|38 pages

Introduction to Refining Processes

chapter 5|40 pages

Refining Chemistry

chapter 6|28 pages

Refinery Reactors

part |2 pages

SECTION II: Refining

chapter 7|40 pages

Pretreatment and Distillation

chapter 8|50 pages

Thermal Cracking Processes

chapter 9|68 pages

Catalytic Cracking Processes

chapter 10|48 pages

Hydrotreating Processes

chapter 11|68 pages

Hydrocracking

chapter 12|28 pages

Solvent Processes

chapter 13|38 pages

Product Improvement

chapter 14|44 pages

Gasification Processes

chapter 15|26 pages

Hydrogen Production

chapter 16|28 pages

Gas Cleaning

chapter 17|18 pages

Refining in the Future