Petroleum refining in nontechnical language [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006523203321
• Autore: Leffler William L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tulsa, Okla., : PennWell, c2008
• ISBN: 1-62198-760-4
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 665.5/3
• Soggetti: Petroleum chemicals
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Figures & Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Petroleum Refining""; ""Chapter 2 - From the Oil Patch to the Refinery""; ""Chapter 3 - Crude Oil Characteristics""; ""Chapter 4 - Distilling""; ""Chapter 5 - Vacuum Flashing""; ""Chapter 6 - The Chemistry of Petroleum""; ""Chapter 7 - Refinery Gas Plants""; ""Chapter 8 - Cat Cracking""; ""Chapter 9 - Alkylation""; ""Chapter 10 - Catalytic Reforming""; ""Chapter 11 - Hydrocracking""; ""Chapter 12 - Isomerization""; ""Chapter 13 - Residue Reduction""; ""Chapter 14 - Gasoline""; ""Chapter 15 - Distillate and Residual Fuels"" ""Chapter 16 - Hydrogen, Hydrotreating, and Sulfur Plants""; ""Chapter 17 - Asphalt""; ""Chapter 18 - Lubricants""; ""Chapter 19 - Ethylene Plants""; ""Chapter 20 - Simple and Complex Refineries""; ""Chapter 21 - Solvent Recovery of Aromatics""; ""Chapter 22 - Fuel Values - Heating Values""; ""Chapter 23 - Answers and Solutions""; ""Glossary""; ""index""