Petroleum Refining

Written by experts with both academic and professional experience, Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics, Fifth Edition continues its tradition as an essential textbook for students and a vital resource for engineers. This edition features updated data and addresses changes in refinery feedstocks, product distribution, and processing requirements resulting from federal and state legislation. Providing a detailed overview of today's integrated fuels refinery, it discusses each major refining process, including feedstock preparation, operating costs, catalysts, yields, finished product properties, and economics. It also contains end-of-chapter problems and an ongoing case study.