Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining
Contributors: Al-Sahhaf, Taher A.; Lababidi, Haitham M.S.; Elkilani, Amal Sayed; ScienceDirect (Online service)
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
ISBN-13: 9780080931562
Description: Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining provides a thorough and balanced introduction to refinery engineering topics, from basic concepts and unit operations to overall refinery economics, planning and control. Based on the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, the text develops the scientific background needed to understand refinery operations, provides an in depth description of major refinery processes, and then assimilates an integrated refinery by focusing on the economic and operational aspects for enhancing performance and profitability. The book is mainly directed to undergraduate an.
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Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Refinery Feedstocks and Products; Chapter 3: Thermophysical Properties of Petroleum Fractions and Crude Oils; Chapter 4: Crude Distillation; Chapter 5: Catalytic Reforming and Isomerization; Chapter 6: Thermal Cracking and Coking; Chapter 7: Hydroconversion; Chapter 8: Fluidised Catalytic Cracking; Chapter 9: Product Blending; Chapter 10: Alkylation; Chapter 11: Hydrogen Production; Chapter 12: Clean Fuels; Chapter 13: Residue Upgrading; title: Chapter 14: Safety in Petroleum RefineriesChapter 15: Acid Gas Processing and Mercaptans Removal; Chapter 16: Refinery Economics; Chapter 17: Environmental Aspects in Refining; Chapter 18: Overall Refinery Case Study; Appendices: Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Notation; Index;