Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua (Chemical Industries)

Capable of handling heavier feedstocks than other refining techniques, hydroprocessing enables refineries to produce higher quality hydrocarbon products from more unconventional - and formerly wasted - petroleum sources. Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua illustrates how to obtain maximum yields of high-value products from heavier oils and residue using currently available hydroprocessing technologies. While most resources on hydroprocessing concentrate on gas oil and lower boiling products, this book details the chemistry involved and the process modifications required for hydroprocessing heavy crude oils and residua. Emphasizing the use of effective catalysts to ensure cleaner and more efficient industrial fuel processes, the book presents key principles of heterogeneous catalyst preparation, catalyst loading, and reactor systems. It explains how to evaluate and account for catalysts, reactor type, process variables, feedstock type, and feedstock composition in the design of hydroprocessing operations. The text concludes with examples of commercial processes and discusses methods of hydrogen production. Features, Details the properties, composition, and morphology of heavy and extra heavy oils, Describes the development of reactors and the process conditions necessary for upgrading heavy oils and residues, Presents traditional and novel methods of catalyst preparation, characterization, and monitoring on laboratory and industrial scales, Illustrates the use of computational methods to elucidate preparation-structure relationships between the catalyst development and feedstock properties, Provides a concise description of novel synthesis methods while updating more traditional processes, To meet the growing demand for transportation fuels and fuel oil, modern oil refineries must produce high quality fuel products from increasingly heavy feedstocks. Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua contains the fundamental concepts, technologies, and process modifications refineries need to adapt current hydroprocessing technologies for processing heavier feedstocks. Book jacket.

• | Author: Jorge Ancheyta Juárez, James G. Speight
• | Publisher: Crc Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 364 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367577690
• | ISBN-13: 9780367577698