Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani

Overview

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and unit operations to overall refinery economics.

The book covers important topics, such as clean fuels, gasification, biofuels, and environmental impact of refining, which are not commonly discussed in most refinery textbooks. Throughout the source, problem sets and examples are given to help the reader practice and apply the fundamental principles of refining. Chapters 1-10 can be used as core materials for teaching undergraduate courses. The first two chapters present an introduction to the petroleum refining industry and then focus on feedstocks and products. Thermophysical properties of crude oils and petroleum fractions, including processes of atmospheric and vacuum distillations, are discussed in Chapters 3 and 4. Conversion processes, product blending, and alkylation are covered in chapters 5-10. The remaining chapters discuss hydrogen production, clean fuel production, refining economics and safety, acid gas treatment and removal, and methods for environmental and effluent treatments.

This source can serve both professionals and students (on undergraduate and graduate levels) of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, and Chemical Technology. Beginners in the engineering field, specifically in the oil and gas industry, may also find this book invaluable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444527851
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/14/2009
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

1: Introduction2: Refinery feedstocks and products3: Thermophysical properties of petroleum fractions and crude oils4: Crude distillation5: Catalytic reforming and isomerization6: Thermal cracking and coking processes7: Hydroconversion processes8: Fluidised Catalytic Cracking 9: Product blending10: Alkylation11: Hydrogen production12: Clean fuels13: Residue upgrading14: Safety aspects in petroleum refineries15: Acid gas processing and mercaptans removal16: Refinery economics17: Environmental aspects in refining18: Overall refinery case study

APPENDIXAppendix A: Conversion Factors Appendix B: Definition of Terms Appendix C: Process Simulator (UNISIM) ManualAppendix D: Research Octane Number for HydrocarbonsAppendix C: Instrumentation and Control Drawings in the P&ID NOTATION INDEX