The Refinery of the Future
by James G. Speight
2nd Edition
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780128169940 |
| eText ISBN | 9780128169957 |
| Publisher | Gulf Professional Publishing |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 656 |
The Refinery of the Future, 2nd Edition, provides professional reference guidance connecting petrochemical fundamentals to operational refining practice. Author James G. Speight explains how feedstock composition and chemical conversion processes determine product yields across commercial processing units.
The volume reviews refinery systems in current industrial use while examining prospective technological adaptations across the oil and gas sector. Topics include feedstock properties, refining chemistry, and emerging operational strategies involving bioliquids, tight formations, and modified plant designs.
Prepared for petroleum, process, and petrochemical engineers alongside refinery managers and technicians, this reference supplies technical perspective for evaluating feedstocks and upgrading operational refining assets.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Feedstock Composition and Properties
Chapter 2: Introduction to Refining Processes
Chapter 3: Refining Chemistry
Chapter 4: Distillation
Chapter 5: Thermal Cracking
Chapter 6: Catalytic Cracking
Chapter 7: Deasphalting Processes
Chapter 8: Hydrotreating and Desulfurization
Chapter 9: Hydrocracking
Chapter 10: Refinery of the Future
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