Petroleum Refining - Complete Guide to Products & Processes

Learn the most relevant Petroleum Refining Operations such as Crackers, Reformers, Alkylation for Oil & Gas

What you'll learn
Strong Foundations in the Petroleum Refining Industry, products and its processes
Oil& Gas Industry
Market insight (supply/demand) as well as (production/consumption)
Processes such as: Refining, Fractionation, Atmospheric Distillation, Vacuum Distillation
Further Processes such as: Hydrotreating (Hydrogenation), Blending, Reforming, Isomerization, Alkylation, etc…
Several Cracking Processes: Steam Cracking, Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Treatment of other materials such as Sour Gases via Gas Sweetening and Coking

Requirements
Basic Chemistry Knowledge
Unit Operation Knowledge is a Plus
Description
The main scope of the course is to create strong basis and fundamentals regarding the processes in the Petroleum Refining. We take a look to the Oil&Gas Industry briefly and continue directly with the Refining Process. We then make a focus in each individual unit operation in the refinery.

Learn about:

Oil& Gas Industry

Difference between Petroleum Refining vs. Petrochemical Industry

Overview of the most important operations and products

Market insight (supply/demand) as well as (production/consumption)

Several Petroleum Refineries around the World

Unit Operations & Processes

Refining and Fractionation

Atmospheric Distillation Column

Vacuum Distillation

Hydrotreating (Hydrogenation)

Blending

Reforming

Isomerization

Alkylation

Steam Cracking

Fluid Catalytic Cracking

Gas Sweetening (Hydrodesulfurization)

Coking

Components:

Fuel Gas / Natural Gas

Liquified Petroleum Gases (LPG)

Propane, Butane

Sulfur / Hydrogen Sulfide

Gasoline / Automotive Gas Oil

Naphtha Cuts (Light/Heavy)

Kerosene

Diesel

Gasoil

Lubricants

Vacuum Residues

Asphalt

Coke

NOTE: This course is focused for Process Simulation

At the end of the course you will feel confident in the Petroleum Refining Industry. You will know the most common Process & Unit Operations as well as their distribution, production and importance in daily life.

Who this course is for:
Students in chemical engineering, refining, petrochemicals and related fields
Engineers in Petrochemical Industry and/or Petroleum Refinery
Chemical, Process, Energy, Petroleum Engineers