Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology

Unit 1

Petroleum refining: Crude oil distillation process – thermal conversion processes. Conventional thermal cracking – vis-breaking and design variables of vis-breaking – coking: Fluid coking, flexi coking, delayed coking and hardware considerations – catalytic conversion processes -fluid catalytic cracking with special reference to catalyst and reactor design configurations – hydro-treating, hydrodesulphurization and hydro-cracking – Reforming: process, catalyst, reactor design configuration – alkylation – isomerization – lube oil manufacturing process, solvent – de-asphalting, solvent de-waxing and hydro finishing – production of PET, waxes and bitumen.

Unit 2

Petrochemical technology: Petrochemical industry overview, primary raw materials for petrochemicals, first generation petrochemicals – hydrocarbon intermediates and their production, non-hydrocarbon intermediates, olefin production, processing of olefins C4& C5 cut from steam cracking and fluid cracking.

Unit 3

Aromatics production, second generation petrochemicals from: methane and synthesis gas derivatives, ethylene and ethylene derivatives, propylene and propylene derivatives, C4 and C5 derivatives, aromatics – benzene, toluene and xylene derivatives – third generation petrochemicals – polymers, elastomers, polyurethanes and synthetic fiber.