ABSTRACT

Petroleum refiners must face billion-dollar investments in equipment in order to meet ever-changing environmental requirements. Because the design and construction of new processing units entail several years lead time, refiners are reluctant to commit these dollars for equipment that may no longer meet certain conditions when the units come on st

chapter 1|40 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Refinery Products

chapter 3|14 pages

Refinery Feedstocks

chapter 4|26 pages

Crude Distillation

chapter 5|24 pages

Coking and Thermal Processes

chapter 6|40 pages

Catalytic Cracking

chapter 7|20 pages

Catalytic Hydrocraking

chapter 8|14 pages

Hydroprocessing and Resid Processing

chapter 9|12 pages

Hydrotreating

chapter 10|24 pages

Catalytic Reforming and Isomerization

chapter 11|26 pages

Alkylation and Polymerization

chapter 12|16 pages

Product Blending

chapter 13|24 pages

Supporting Processes

chapter 14|12 pages

Supporting Processes

chapter 15|16 pages

Lubricating Oil Blending Stocks

chapter 16|14 pages

Petrochemical Feedstocks

chapter 18|20 pages

Cost Estimation

chapter 19|14 pages

Economic Evaluation