Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics, and Markets Edition 6

For 4 years, Petroleum Refining direcitons numerous readers towards a dependable understanding of the field and has become the standard text in many colleges and universities worldwide offering petroleum refining courses, for self-study, teaching, and as a reference for industry professionals.

The sixth edition of this enduring bestseller continues the tradition set by Jim Gary as the most contemporary and authoritative guide in the field. Updated and expanded to portray new technologies, methods, and concerns, the book includes fresh discourse on the commercial and economic facets of refining, cost estimation and complexity, crude origins and properties, fuel specifications, and updates on technology, process elements, and catalysts.

The initial section of the book is tailored for a general audience to introduce the principal economic and market trends of the industry and to elucidate the inputs and outputs of refining. Much of this material is new to this edition and can be read independently or in parallel with the rest of the text. In the latter section of the book, a technical appraisal of the main process elements of a refinery is presented, commencing with distillation and encompassing each of the primary conversion and treatment processes. Much of this material was reorganized, updated, and rewritten with greater emphasis on reaction chemistry and the role of catalysis in applications.

Petroleum Refining: Technology, Economics, and Markets is a book penned for investors, the practitioners of refining, and all who wish to delve further into the field.