Syllabus - Petrolium Refining Engineering (CM-702 (C))

Chemical Engineering

Petrolium Refining Engineering (CM-702 (C))

VII-Semester

Unit-I

Origin of Petroleum

Origin of petroleum crude, status of petroleum refining in India. Composition and classification of petroleum, Properties of petroleum product such as Octane number, Cetane number, API gravity, viscosity, flash point, cloud point, diesel index etc. future refining trends.

Unit-II

Distillation of Crude

Crude oil Distillation Process, Pretreatment of crude,, Atmospheric and vacuum distillation process. Catalytic reforming, platforming, hydroforming, catalytic cracking, FCC process,and TCC process.

Unit-III

Heavy Residue Up gradation

Hydro cracking, Hydro treating, Visbreaking delayed coking, alkylation, isomerisation, polymerization processes.

Unit-IV

Lubricating Oil, Grease and Bitumen

Dewaxing and deoiling, deasphalting, lube hydro-finishing, bitumen air blowing, Sweetening and Desulphurization. Hydro-desulphurisation of petroleum products.

Unit-V

Refinery gas utilization

LPG, and hydrogen recovery, Reformulated Gasoline, Uses of petroleum products, Pollution from oil refineries, Future refining trends.

Course Outcome

["Ability to understand origin, composition & classification of petroleum", "Ability to understand crude oil distillation process & to understand the concept of catalytic cracking and reforming processes.", "Ability to discuss alkylation, isomerization, polymerization processes.", "Ability to understand the manufacture of lubricating oil & to know sweetening and desulphurization processes.", "Ability to enhance the knowledge of petroleum products, their properties and characterization and discuss about LPG and hydrogen recovery."]

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Nelson W.L. - Petroleum Refinery Engineering - 4th ed. McGraw Hill . (1987)

  • Hobson G.D. et al. - Modern Petroleum Technology - Part I & II 9th ed. 1986. John Willy & Sons.

  • R. N. Watkins, "Petroleum Refinery distillation" Gulf Publishing Co.

  • Robert A. Mayers, "Hand book of petroleum refining process ".

  • James G Speight, "The chemistry and technology of petroleum ".

  • J.H. Gary and G.E. Handwerk, "Petroleum Refinery Technologies and economics ".