Fundamentals of petroleum refining / / by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Alsahhaf, and Amal Elkilani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816642103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, : Elsevier, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-54104-8; 9786612541049; 0-08-093156-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (513 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FahimM. A; AlsahhafTaher A; ElkilaniAmal Sayed
• Disciplina: 665.53
• Soggetti: Petroleum - Refining; Petroleum industry and trade
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Refining Processes; 1.2.1. Physical Separation Processes; 1.2.1.1. Crude Distillation; 1.2.1.2. Solvent Deasphalting; 1.2.1.3. Solvent Extraction; 1.2.1.4. Solvent Dewaxing; 1.2.2. Chemical Catalytic Conversion Processes; 1.2.2.1. Catalytic Reforming; 1.2.2.2. Hydrotreating; 1.2.2.3. Catalytic Hydrocracking; 1.2.2.4. Catalytic Cracking; 1.2.2.5. Alkylation; 1.2.2.6. Isomerization; 1.2.3. Thermal Chemical Conversion Processes; 1.2.3.1. Delayed Coking; 1.2.3.2. Flexicoking1.2.3.3. Visbreaking; 1.3. Refinery Configuration; 1.3.1. Type of Products; 1.3.2. Environmental Regulation; 1.3.3. Crude Assay and Quality; 1.3.4. Refinery-petrochemical Integration; 1.3.5. Development of New Technology; References; Chapter 2: Refinery Feedstocks and Products; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Composition of Crude Oils; 2.2.1. Paraffins; 2.2.2. Olefins; 2.2.3. Naphthenes (cycloalkanes); 2.2.4. Aromatics; 2.2.5. Sulphur Compounds; 2.2.6. Oxygen Compounds; 2.2.7. Nitrogen Compounds; 2.2.8. Metallic Compounds; 2.2.9. Asphaltenes and Resins; 2.3. Products Composition; 2.3.1. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)2.3.2. Gasoline; 2.3.3. Kerosene; 2.3.4. Jet Fuel; 2.3.5. Diesel Fuel; 2.3.6. Fuel Oil; 2.3.7. Residual Fuel Oil; 2.3.8. Lube Oil; 2.3.9. Asphalt; 2.3.10. Petroleum Coke; 2.4. Physical Property Characterization Data; 2.4.1. Fractionation; 2.4.2. True Boiling Point Distillation; 2.4.3. ASTM Distillation; 2.4.4. Simulated Distillation by Gas Chromatography; 2.4.5. API Gravity; 2.4.6. Pour Point; 2.4.7. Viscosity; 2.4.8. Refractive Index; 2.4.9. Freezing Point; 2.4.10. Aniline Point; 2.4.11. Flash Point; 2.4.12. Octane Number; 2.4.13. Cetane Number; 2.4.14. Smoke Point2.4.15. Reid Vapour Pressure; 2.4.16. Water, Salt and Sediment; 2.4.17. Molecular Weight; 2.5. Chemical Analysis Data; 2.5.1. Elemental Analysis; 2.5.2. Carbon Residue; 2.5.3. Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis; 2.5.4. Hydrocarbon Family Analysis; 2.5.5. Aromatic Carbon Content; 2.5.6. SARA Analysis; References; Chapter 3: Thermophysical Properties of Petroleum Fractions and Crude Oils; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Basic Input Data; 3.2.1. Specific Gravity; 3.2.2. Boiling Point Curves; 3.2.3. ASTM Distillation; 3.2.4. True Boiling Point Distillation; 3.2.5. Conversion between ASTM and TBP Distillation3.3. Pseudo-Components; 3.3.1. Breakup of TBP Curve into Pseudo-components; 3.3.2. Breakup of TBP Curve into Pseudo-componentsUsing Generalized Form; 3.3.3. Calculation of Pseudo-components Specific Gravities; 3.4. Thermophysical Properties Calculation; 3.4.1. Molecular Weight; 3.4.2. Viscosity; 3.4.3. Refractive Index; 3.4.4. Molecular Type Composition of Petroleum Fractions; 3.4.5. Pseudo-critical Constants and Acentric Factors; 3.4.5.1. Pseudo-critical Temperature; 3.4.5.2. Pseudo-critical Pressure; 3.4.5.3. Acentric Factor; 3.4.6. Generalized Equation for Thermophysical Properties
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Important subjects which are not comm