Chang S. Hsu (Volume ed.) / Paul R. Robinson

Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing, 2 Teile

Ed. by Chang S. Hsu and Paul R. Robinson

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Includes topics not found together in books on petroleum processing: economics, automation, process modeling, online optimization, safety, environmental protection
Combines overviews of petroleum composition, refinery processes, process automation, and environmental protection with comprehensive chapters on recent advances in hydroprocessing, FCC, lubricants, hydrogen management
Gives diverse perspectives, both geographic and topical, because contributors include experts from eight different countries in North America, Europe and Asia, representing oil companies, universities, catalyst vendors, process licensors, consultants and engineering contractors

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Key College Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Seitenzahl: 866
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1488g
• ISBN-13: 9780387258119
• ISBN-10: 0387258116
• Artikelnr.: 15176437

Autorenporträt

About the editors:

Paul R Robinson, Ph.D., is a specialist in petroleum processing, with expertise in catalysis, hydroprocessing technology, and process automation. He earned Bachelor of Science with Honors and Master of Arts degrees in Chemistry from the University of Missouri, Columbia, before going on to earn a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

Petroleum Processing Overview.- The Origin of Petroleum.- Crude Assay.- Integrated Methodology for Characterization of Petroleum Samples and Its Application for Refinery Product Quality Modeling.- Catalytic Processes for Light Olefin Production.- Kinetics and Mechanisms of Fluid Catalytic Cracking.- Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking: Fundamentals.- Recent Advances in Hydrocracking.- Current Progress in Catalysts and Catalysis for Hydrotreating.- Ultra Deep Desulfurization of Diesel: How an Understanding of the Underlying Kinetics Can Reduce Investment Costs.- Ultra-Clean Diesel Fuels by Deep Desulfurization and Deep Dearomatization of Middle Distillates.- Synergistic Extractive Desulfurization Processes.- Advanced Reactor Internals for Hydroprocessing Units.- Environmental Pollution Control.- Conventional Lube Basestock Manufacturing.- Selective Hydroprocessing for New Lubricant Standards.- Synthetic Lubricant Base Stock Processes and Products.- Challenges in Detergents and Dispersants for Engine Oils.- The Chemistry of Bitumen and Heavy Oil Processing.- Mechanistic Kinetic Modeling of Heavy Paraffin Hydrocracking.- Modeling of Reaction Kinetics for Petroleum Fractions.- Advanced Process Control.- Refinery-Wide Optimization with Rigorous Models.- Modeling Hydrogen Synthesis with Rigorous Kinetics as Part of Plant-Wide Optimization.- Hydrogen Production and Supply: Meeting Refiners' Growing Needs.- Hydrogen: Under New Management.- Improving Refinery Planning Through Better Crude Quality Control.