Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language
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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Preface
  7. 1 - The Evolution of Petroleum Refining
  8. 2 - From the Oil Patch to the Refinery
  9. 3 - Crude Oil Characteristics
  10. 4 - Distilling
  11. 5 - Vacuum Flashing
  12. 6 - The Chemistry of Petroleum
  13. 7 - Refinery Gas Plants
  14. 8 - Cat Cracking
  15. 9 - Alkylation
  16. 10 - Catalytic Reforming
  17. 11 - Hydrocracking
  18. 12 - Isomerization
  19. 13 - Residue Reduction
  20. 14 - Gasoline
  21. 15 - Distillate and Residual Fuels
  22. 16 - Hydrogen, Hydrotreating, and Sulfur Plants
  23. 17 - Asphalt
  24. 18 - Lubricants
  25. 19 - Ethylene Plants
  26. 20 - Simple and Complex Refineries
  27. 21 - Solvent Recovery of Aromatics
  28. 22 - Fuel Values—Heating Values
  29. 23 - Answers to the Exercises
  30. Glossary
  31. Index

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