Title: Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, 5th Edition Author: William L. Leffler ISBN: 1593702809 / 9781593702809 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 266 Publisher: PennWell Year: 2020 Availability: In Stock
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For 45 years, William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language has been the go-to best seller for anyone needing to know the fundamentals of refining. Fluid prose, easy-to-understand graphics, and helpful analogies (like the "beer bottle principle") make the refining processing schemes clear. Each chapter was carefully written in nontechnical language to give the reader a basic understanding of the refining industry. The book can be used for self-study, as a classroom textbook, or as a quick reference.
As always, Leffler's classic unit-by-unit description follows the oil molecules from the oil patch through the refinery to the consumer. In this edition, the industry's technologic progress is brought up to date. In addition, Leffler adds a new chapter on the impact of hydraulic fracing on oil price setting in refining markets and another on competitive positioning.
Audience
Field level personnel
Management
Students
Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, refined products
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Foreword
Chapter 1 : The Evolution of Petroleum Refining Chapter 2 : From the Oil Patch to the Refinery Chapter 3 : Crude Oil Characteristics Chapter 4 : Distilling Chapter 5 : Vacuum Flashing Chapter 6 : The Chemistry of Petroleum Chapter 7 : Refinery Gas Plants Chapter 8 : Cat Cracking Chapter 9 : Alkylation Chapter 10 : Catalytic Reforming Chapter 11 : Hydrocracking Chapter 12 : Isomerization Chapter 13 : Residue Reduction Chapter 14 : Gasoline Chapter 15 : Distillate and Residual Fuels Chapter 16 : Hydrogen, Hydrotreating and Sulfur Plants Chapter 17 : Asphalt Chapter 18 : Lubricants Chapter 19 : Olefins and Aromatic Plants Chapter 20 : Simple and Complex Refineries Chapter 21 : Achieving Competitiveness Chapter 22 : Fuel Values - Heating Values