Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language

Name: Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language
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ISBN: 9781593701581

ISBN-10: 1593701586

ISBN-13: 9781593701581

Edition: 4th 2008

Authors: William Leffler

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William Lefflers Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition is designed to give the reader an overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations. New to this edition is important information on the nature of crude oil and raw materials and a comprehensive discussion on what sets crude oil and oil products price differentials. Also new is a chapter on lubricants as well as the latest technologies employed by refiners. Each chapter was carefully written in nontechnical language to give the reader a basic understanding of the refining industry. The book can be used for self-study, as a classroom textbook, or as a…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: PennWell Books, LLC
Publication date: 11/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 270
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



The Evolution of Petroleum Refining



From the Oil Patch to the Refinery


Oil Patch Operations


Gas Plants


Transportation


LNG


Exercises



Crude Oil Characteristics


Crude Oil Composition


Distillation Curves


Fractions


Cutting Crudes


Gravities


Sulfur Content


Review


Exercises



Distilling


The Simple Still


The Distilling Column


Reflux and Reboil


Cut Points


Setting Cut Points


Variations


Desalting


Review


Exercises



Vacuum Flashing


The Cracking Phenomenon


Effects of Low Pressure


Vaccum Flashing


Adjusting the Distillation Curve


Review


Exercises



The Chemistry of Petroleum


Atoms and Molecules


Hydrocarbons


Naphthenes


Olefins and Aromatics


Exercises



Refinery Gas Plants


Sats Gas Plant


Cracked Gas Plant


Disposition


Storage Facilities


Review


Exercises



Cat Cracking


The Process


Reaction Section


Catalysts


The Regenerator


The Fractionator


Yields


Process Variables


Review


Exercises



Alkylation


The Chemical Reaction


The Process


Yields


Process Variables


Poly Plants


Review


Exercises



Cat Reforming


The History


The Chemical Reactions


The Hardware


Semiregenerative Reformers


Regeneration


Continuous Cat Reforming


Process Variables


Review


Exercises



Hydrocracking


The Process


The Hardware and the Reactions


Review


Exercises



Isomerization


Butane Isomerization


C5/C6 Isomerization


Review


Exercises



Residue Reduction


Thermal Cracking and Visbreaking


Coking


Cat Cracking and Hydrocracking


The Conundrum


Review


Exercises



Gasoline


Gasoline Engines


Vapor Pressure


Octane Number


Leaded Gasoline


Petrochemical Blending Components


Combating Smog and Ozone


TOX, NOx, VOCs, and SOx


Gasoline Blending: Impact on Operations


Review


Exercises



Distillate and Residual Fuels


Kerosene and Jet Fuel


Heating Oil


Automotive Diesel Fuel


Residual Fuels


Review


Exercises



Hydrogen, Hydrotreating, and Sulfur Plants


Hydrotreating


Hydrogen Sources


Sulfur Facilities


Review


Exercises



Asphalt


Composition


Asphaltic Crude Oils


Asphalt Products


Review


Exercises



Lubricants


Properties and Specifications


Refinery Operations


Synthetic Lubes


Grease


Waxes


Review


Exercises



Ethylene Plants


The Process


Refinery Interactions


Products


Review


Exercises



Simple and Complex Refineries


Measuring Profitability


Tracking Profitability


Same Refinery-Different Modes


What Sets Prices


Review


Exercises



Solvent Recovery of Aromatics


Applications


Processes


Benzene and Aromatics Recovery


Review


Exercises



Fuel Values-Heating Values


Thermal Content


Competitive Fuel Value Nomogram


Exercises



Answers to the Exercises


Glossary


Index