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Fouling in refineries /
Fouling in Refineries is an important and ongoing problem that directly affects energy efficiency resulting in increased costs, production losses, and even unit shutdown, requiring costly expenditures to clean up equipment and return capacity to positive levels. This text addresses this common chall...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier : Gulf Professional Publishing,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Fouling in Refineries; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Biography; Chapter 1: The Concept of Fouling; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Fouling; 1.2.1. Fouling on Surfaces; 1.3. Parameters Affecting Fouling; 1.3.1. Fluid Flow Velocity; 1.3.2. Surface Temperature; 1.3.3. Surface Material; 1.3.4. Surface Roughness; 1.3.5. Fluid Properties; 1.4. Fouling Mechanisms; 1.4.1. Particles in the Feedstock; 1.4.2. Particle Formation; 1.4.3. Corrosion Fouling; 1.4.4. Aggregation and Flocculation; 1.4.5. Phase Separation; 1.4.6. Particle Deposition; 1.4.7. Deposit Growth and Deposit Deterioration.
- 1.5. Rate of Fouling and Fouling Factor1.5.1. Rate of Fouling; 1.5.2. Fouling Factor; 1.6. Determination of Fouling Potential; 1.6.1. Definitions and Terminology; 1.6.2. General Chemistry; 1.6.3. Test Methods; 1.6.4. Determination of Fouling Potential; 1.6.4.1. Elemental Analysis; 1.6.4.2. Density/Specific Gravity; 1.6.4.3. Volatility; 1.6.4.4. Viscosity; 1.6.4.5. Resin and Asphaltene Content; 1.6.4.6. Pour Point; 1.6.4.7. Acidity; 1.6.4.8. Metals Content; 1.6.4.9. Water Content, Salt Content, and Bottom Sediment and Water; 1.7. The Future; References; Chapter 2: Refinery Feedstocks.
- 2.1. Introduction2.2. Feedstock Character; 2.2.1. Conventional Petroleum; 2.2.2. High-acid Crudes; 2.2.3. Opportunity Crudes; 2.2.4. Oil from Tight Shale; 2.2.5. Foamy Oil; 2.2.6. Heavy Oil; 2.2.7. Extra Heavy Oil; 2.2.8. Tar Sand Bitumen; 2.2.9. Biomass; 2.3. Composition; 2.3.1. Elemental Composition; 2.3.2. Chemical Composition; 2.3.3. Fractional Composition; 2.3.3.1. Gases and Naphtha; 2.3.3.2. Middle Distillates; 2.3.3.3. Nonvolatile Constituents; 2.3.3.3.1. Resin Constituents; 2.3.3.3.2. Asphaltene Constituents; 2.3.4. Biomass; 2.4. Petroleum Products; References.
- Chapter 3: Refining Chemistry and Fouling Potential3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Cracking; 3.2.1. Thermal Cracking; 3.2.1.1. General Chemistry; 3.2.1.2. Resin and Asphaltene Chemistry; 3.2.1.3. Biomass Chemistry; 3.2.1.4. Process Chemistry; 3.2.2. Catalytic Cracking; 3.2.2.1. General Chemistry; 3.2.2.2. Coke Formation; 3.3. Hydroprocesses; 3.3.1. Hydrotreating; 3.3.1.1. General Chemistry; 3.3.1.2. Resin and Asphaltene Chemistry; 3.3.1.3. Catalysts; 3.3.2. Hydrocracking; 3.3.2.1. General Chemistry; 3.3.2.2. Resin and Asphaltene Chemistry; 3.3.2.3. Catalysts; 3.4. Other Reactions.
- 3.4.1. Dehydrogenation3.4.2. Dehydrocyclization; 3.4.3. Isomerization; 3.4.4. Alkylation; 3.4.5. Polymerization; References; Chapter 4: The Stability of Petroleum; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The Petroleum System; 4.3. Stability/Instability of the Petroleum System; 4.4. Effects on Recovery and Refining; 4.4.1. Recovery Operations; 4.4.2. Refining Operations; 4.5. Epilog; References; Chapter 5: Analytical Methods; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Standard Test Methods; 5.2.1. Elemental Analysis; 5.2.2. Density; 5.2.3. Volatility; 5.2.4. Viscosity; 5.2.5. Asphaltene Content; 5.2.6. Pour Point.