03020nam 2200505 a 450 991100652320332120240311161951.01-62198-760-4(CKB)2560000000048351(EBL)3385246(SSID)ssj0000486496(PQKBManifestationID)12230534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486496(PQKBWorkID)10430334(PQKB)11031321(MiAaPQ)EBC3385246(MiAaPQ)EBC6468118(BIP)22723041(EXLCZ)99256000000004835120080611d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPetroleum refining in nontechnical language4th ed.Tulsa, Okla. PennWellc20081 online resource (276 p.)Includes index.1-59370-158-6 ""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""William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, fourth edition, is designed to give the reader an overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations. New to this edition is important information on the nature of crude oil and raw materials and a comprehensive discussion on what sets crude oil and oil products price differentials. Also new is a chapter on lubricants as well as the latest technologies employed by refiners. Each chapter was carefully written in nontechnical language to give the reader a basic understanding of the refining industry. The book can be used for self-study, as a classroom textbook, or as a quick reference.Petroleum chemicalsPetroleum chemicals.665.5/3Leffler William L598700MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006523203321Petroleum refining in nontechnical language4388969UNINA