Beschreibung:
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 discusses the key components and processes that make up the petroleum refining industry. Beginning with the basics of crude oils and their nature, it continues with the commercial products derived from refining and with related issues concerning their environmental impact.
"This Handbook describes and discusses the features that make up the petroleum refining industry. It begins with a description of the crude oils and their nature. It continues with the saleable products from the refining processes, with a review of the modern day environmental impact.
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.