Handbook of Petroleum Processing

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jones, David S. J. Stan (Editor), Pujadó, Peter R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Fossil fuels.; Organic chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Catalysis.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Mechanical engineering.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Organic Chemistry.; Mechanical Engineering.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

This valuable reference targets research chemists and engineers who have chosen a career in the complex and essential petroleum industry, as well as other professionals just entering the industry who seek a comprehensives and accessible resource on petroleum processing. The handbook describes and di...

Table of Contents:

• An introduction to crude oil and its processing
• Petroleum products and a refinery configuration
• The atmospheric and vacuum crude distillation units
• The distillation of the ‘Light Ends’ from crude oil
• Catalytic reforming
• Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)
• Distillate hydrocracking
• Hydrotreating
• Gasoline components
• Refinery gas treating processes
• Upgrading the ‘Bottom of the Barrel’
• The non-energy refineries
• Support systems common to most refineries
• Environmental control and engineering in petroleum refining
• Refinery safety measures and handling of hazardous materials
• Quality control of products in petroleum refining
• Economics–Refinery planning, economics and handling new projects
• Economic analysis
• Process equipment in petroleum refining
• A dictionary of terms and expressions.