Handbook of Petroleum Refining

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.

• Examines how different feedstock types are refined through the use of process descriptions
• Includes an extensive glossary that defines typical refinery terms in simple language for nontechnical readers
• Describes various types of crude oil, such as conventional crude oil, high acid crudes, opportunity crudes, heavy oil, tar sand bitumen, and biomass

Preface
Author

Section I : Feedstock : Availability and Evaluation
Chapter 1 : Crude Oil, Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen
Chapter 2 : Feedstock Evaluation
Chapter 3 : Feedstock Composition
Chapter 4 : Introduction to Refining Processes
Chapter 5 : Refining Chemistry
Chapter 6 : Refinery Reactors

Section II : Refining
Chapter 7 : Pretreatment and Distillation
Chapter 8 : Thermal Cracking Processes
Chapter 9 : Catalytic Cracking Processes
Chapter 10 : Hydrotreating Processes
Chapter 11 : Hydrocracking
Chapter 12 : Solvent Processes
Chapter 13 : Product Improvement
Chapter 14 : Gasification Processes
Chapter 15 : Hydrogen Production
Chapter 16 : Gas Cleaning
Chapter 17 : Refining in the Future

Glossary Page
Index