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Petroleum Refining - Complete Guide to Products & Processes by Udemy
Learn the most relevant Petroleum Refining Operations such as Crackers, Reformers, Alkylation for Oil & Gas
Course Highlights
- 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
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
7 Topics
Welcome to the Course!
Content Index
Petroleum Refining vs. Petrochemical Industry
Course Objectives
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Resources
Technical Note - Faster / Slower paces?
33 Topics
Industry Insight - Section Overview
What is Crude Oil?
Task - Crude Oil vs. Refined Crude Oil
What is Petroleum Refining?
Check this Report!
Industry Facts & Trends
Energy Consumption of Fuels by Region
World Oil Reserves by Country
Oil Production WorldWide
Task - Verify Production from 1980 to 2018
Consumption of Oil Worlwide
Oil Barrel Prices
Petroleum Trading Routes Worlwide
Process Preview
Common Processes in Petroleum Refining
Petroleum Refining Process Diagrams
Task - Check out this Refinery Animation
Petroleum Refinery - An Overview
Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)
Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU)
Thermal Cracker (TC)
Hydrotreaters / Hydrodesulfurization Units (HT/HDS)
Fluidized Catalyst Cracker (FCC)
Separators (Debutanizer Depropanizer Dethaniser etc..)
Naphtha Splitter (NS)
Splitters (SP)
Catalytic Reformer (CR)
N-Butane Isomerization (ISO)
Alkylation Unit (ALK)
Gas Treating Units (GT)
Blending Pools (P)
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Section 2 - Quizz
27 Topics
Crude Oils - Section Overview
Crude Oils
Hydrocarbons: Paraffins Olefins Napthenes & Aromatics
Paraffins
Olefins
Napthenes
Aromatics
Asphalthenes
Resins
Hydrocarbon Types (PONNAA) a Summary
Sulfur Compounds in Crude Oil
Oxygen Compounds in Crude Oil
Nitrogen Compounds in Crude Oil
Salt Content in Crude Oil
Metallic Compounds in Crude Oil
Characterization of Crude Oil
API Gravity
Viscosity
True Boiling Point (TBP) Distillation Curves
Flash and fire point
Cloud & Pour Point
Correlation Index
Watson Characterization Factor
Crude Oils Around the World
West Texas Intermediate
Task – Crude Oil Stats
Crude Oils - Quizz
40 Topics
Products from a Refinery - Section Overview
Introduction to the Petroleum Refinery Products
Crude Oil Cuts & Distillates
Intermediate Products
Product Specification
Sulfur content in fuels
Lead in fuels
Fuel Oxygenates
Gasoline Oxygenates: MTBE
Engine Knock
Task - Engine Knock
Antiknock Index (AKI)
Octane Rating
Octane Number (Research and Motor Numebrs RON&MON)
Cetane Index
Smoke point
Task - Smoke Point Test
Blended Products (Finished)
Task - Verify several Refinery Products
LNG & LPG (Liquefied Natural/Petroleum Gases)
Naphtha
Gasoline
Gasoline Additives & Specification
Typical Gasoline Specification
Kerosene
Aviation Fuels
Aviation Fuels Additives
Task - Check out a Diesel Engine vs. a Gasoline Engine
Diesel
Diesel Additives
Sediments in Fuels
Fuel Oil
Task - Bunker Fuels
Lubes
Task - Verify Lubes & Oils
Asphalt
Asphalt Specification
Task - Asphalt Penetration Test
Coke
Products - Quizz
19 Topics
CDU & VDU - Overview
Introduction to Crude Oil Distillation
Pre-treatment Of Crude Oils
Crude Desalting
Furnace & Pre-Flashing
Heat Exchanger Network (HEN)
Crude Distillation Units (CDU) - Overview
Fractionation and Cuts (Overlap & Gaps)
CDU - Pressure & Temperatures
CDU - Flow Rate & Capacity
CDU - Stabilizer Section
CDU – Pump-arounds Overview
Pump-arounds Detail
Task – CDU Startup
Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU) - Overview
Operation of Vacuum Distillation Units
Ejectors & Liquid Ring Pumps for Vacuum Systems in VDU
Task - How Ejectors create Vacuum?
CDU & VDU - Quizz
9 Topics
Hydrotreating - Section Overview
Hydrotreating - Overview
Chemistry of Hydrotreating
Typical Process Conditions in Hydrotreating
Hydrotreating of Naphtha
Hydrotreating of Kerosene (Light and Heavy Kerosene & Jet Fuel)
Hydrotreating of Gas Oils (Mostly Diesel)
Hydrotreating of Residue (Mostly Fuel Oils)
Hydrotreatment - Quizz
7 Topics
Gas Treating - Section Overview
Gas Processing Overview
Gas Processing - Process Description
Task - LPG – Plant construction
Task - Conditions of the DeButanizer
Task - LPG Tank Filling plant:
Gas Processing - Quizz
5 Topics
Polymerization Unit - Section Overview
Polymerization of Olefins Overview
Polymer Gasoline - Process Description
Task - Polymerization Unit from 1947
Polymerization - Quiz
7 Topics
Isomerization Unit - Section Overview
Overview of Isomerization Units
Isomerization Chemistry
Process Description - Isomerization of n-paraffins
Isomerization: Butanes vs. Naphthas
Task - Isomerization Units and Products in a Process Diagram
Isomerization Quizz
7 Topics
Alkylation Units - Section Overview
Alkylation Unit - Overview
Properties of the Alkylate
Alkylation via H2SO4 (Sulfuric Acid Catalyst)
Alkylation via HF (Hydrofluoric Acid Catalyst)
Task - Energy Insights Glossary / WIki
Alkylation - Quizz
11 Topics
Catalytic Reforming - Section Overview
Catalytic Reforming Overview
Octane Number of several Hydrocarbons
CR - Chemistry of Reforming
Typical Process Conditions Favoring Catalytic Reforming
Process Description of Catalytic Reforming
Semi-Regenerative Fixed Bed reactors
Cyclic Fixed Bed Reformers
Continuous Reformers
Task - Videos on Catalytic Reforming
Cat. Reforming - Quizz
7 Topics
FCC - Section Overview
Fluid Catalytic Cracking - Overview
Chemistry behind Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Process Description & Technology behind FCC
Task - Verify Zeolite Modeling
Task - Check out these videos on FCC Unit
FCC - Quizz
8 Topics
Hydrocracking - Section Overview
Hydrocracking Overview
Chemistry involved in Hydrocracking
Hydrocracking - Process Technology
Task - Installation of Hydrocracker Unit
Task - Hydrocracker + Hydrotreatment Units
Task - Hydrocracker Zeolites
Hydrocracking - Quizz
16 Topics
Thermal Cracking & Coking
Residue Treatment - Overview
Visbreaking - Overview
Chemistry of Visbreaking
Coil Visbreaking
Soaker Visbreaking
Coking - Overview
Delayed Coking
Fluid Coking
Flexi Coking
Asphalt - Deasphalting Unit
Asphalt Blowing Unit
Task - Delayed Coker Graph
Task - Delayed Coker Graphical Plant Animation
Task - Visbreaking Graphical Animation
Residue Treatment - Quizz
9 Topics
Secondary Processes - Section Overview
Hydrogen Gas
Syngas
Sour Gas treating (Amines)
MEROX Units (Mercaptane Oxidation)
Claus Process
Task - Claus Process file and documentation
Task - Claus Process Facts
Secondary Processes - Quizz
2 Topics
Congratulations! You're Done!
Closure
7 Topics
BONUS Section
Surprise!
What is a Petrochemical?
031 Steam Cracking - Overview
032 Steam Cracking of Naphtha - (Hot Section)
033 Steam Cracker - Cold Section (Gas stream)
Top Q&A and General Quesitons - Petroleum Refining
Petroleum Refining - Complete Guide to Products & Processes
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