ABSTRACT
Product improvement and product treating processes are those processes, such as reforming processes, in which the molecular structure of the feedstock is reorganized and any unnecessary constituents in the product are removed. An example is the conversion (reforming, molecular rearrangement) of n-hexane to cyclohexane or cyclohexane to benzene. These processes reform or rearrange one particular molecular type of product to another type thereby changing the properties of the product relative to the feedstock. Such processes are conducive to the expansion of the utility of crude oil products and sales.
The chapter presents the concepts behind these secondary processes with specific examples of those processes that have reached commercialization. It must be understood that the process examples presented here are only a selection of the total number available. The choice of a process for inclusion here was made to illustrate the different process types that are available.
