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The Refinery of the Future

  • 2nd Edition - July 25, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: James G. Speight
  • Language: English

The Refinery of the Future, Second Edition, delivers useful knowledge that will help the engineer understand the processes involved, feedstocks, composition and future technolog… Read more

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Description

The Refinery of the Future, Second Edition, delivers useful knowledge that will help the engineer understand the processes involved, feedstocks, composition and future technologies. Covering the basic chemistry, commercial processes already in use and future innovation, this reference gives engineers and managers the tools needed to understand refining products, feedstocks, and the processes critical to convert feedstocks to desired outcomes. New information concerning tight shale formations and heavy oil process options is included for today’s operations. Rounding out with future uses in shale, bioliquids and refinery configurations, this book gives engineers and refinery managers the knowledge to update and upgrade their refinery assets.

Key features

  • Links basic petrochemical and refinery knowledge into application for today’s oil and gas refining industry
  • Gives insights into the development and applications of refining process technology, along with the types of feedstock and their properties
  • Updated with a focus on crude oils recovered from tight shale and sandstone formations, along with increased emphasis on heavy oil and tar sand bitumen

Readership

Petroleum engineers; process engineers; petrochemical engineers; refinery managers; technicians

Table of contents

1. Feedstock Composition and Properties2. Introduction to Refining Processes3. Refining Chemistry 4. Distillation5. Thermal Cracking6. Catalytic Cracking7. Deasphalting Processes8. Hydrotreating and Desulfurization9. Hydrocracking10. Refinery of the Future

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 25, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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James G. Speight

Dr. Speight has more than fifty years of experience in areas associated with the properties and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. He has participated in, as well as led, significant research in defining the use of chemistry of tar sand bitumen, heavy oil, conventional petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil shale, and biomass as well as work related to corrosion and corrosion prevention. He has founded and/or edited several international journals, most recently the Proceedings of the Oil Gas Scientific Research Project Institute, Azerbaijan, and Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis, until 2020). Dr. Speight is an author/editor of several databases and encyclopedic works. He has also authored more than 95 books as well as more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations detailing these research activities, and has taught more than eighty related courses.
Affiliations and expertise
CD and W Incorporated, Laramie, USA

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