Handbook of Petroleum Processing

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Treese, Steven A. (Editor), Pujadó, Peter R. (Editor), Jones, David S. J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Energy.; Fossil fuels.; Chemical engineering.; Mineral resources.; Geotechnical engineering.; Electric power production.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Mineral Resources.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Energy Technology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This extensively updated second edition of the already 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 comprehensive and accessible resource on pe...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: An introduction to crude oil and its processing
• Petroleum products and refinery configuration
• The atmospheric and vacuum crude distillation units
• The distillation of the “Light Ends” from crude oil
• Catalytic reforming
• Fluid catalytic cracking.