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"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 scientif...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Fahim, M. A. (Author), Alsahhaf, Taher A. (Author), Elkilani, Amal Sayed (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Petroleum > Refining.
P�etrole > Raffinage.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Petroleum.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Refinery feedstocks and products
  • Thermophysical properties of petroleum fractions and crude oils
  • Crude distillation
  • Catalytic reforming and isomerization
  • Thermal cracking and coking processes
  • Hydroconversion
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracking
  • Product blending
  • Alkylation
  • Hydrogen production
  • Clean fuels
  • Residue upgrading
  • Safety in petroleum refineries
  • Acid gas processing and mercaptans removal
  • Refinery economics
  • Environmental aspects in refining
  • Overall refinery case study
  • Appendix A: Conversion Factors
  • Appendix B: Definition of Terms
  • Appendix C: Process Simulator (UNISIM) Manual
  • Appendix D: Research Octane Number for Hydrocarbons.

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