Petroleum Refining Processes

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Fundamentals of petroleum refinery. 3. Petroleum refining operation. 4. UOP processes. 5. Production equipment. 6. Refinery filtration. 7. Technology development. 8. Pollution prevention. 9. FAQ\'s (Frequently Asked Questions). Glossary. Index.

"Petroleum Refining Processes is an invaluable reference for chemical, petroleum, and process engineers; chemists; chemical technologists; petroleum analysts; and students in these disciplines.

This book will be a welcome addition to the reference collection of large academic libraries at universities with programs in petroleum engineering.

Apart from fundamentals and various refinery operations, this book also contains various UOP processes, technology developments and description of production equipments.

By going through 62 FAQ\'s in chapter 9, a layman can understand basic aspects of petroleum refinery."