Tag: oil refinery
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Sour Water Treatment in Petroleum Refinery
Sour water treatment in a petroleum refinery is a vital process that ensures the safe handling and disposal of water produced during the refining process. The water, known as sour...
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Introduction to Petrochemical Industry
The petrochemical industry is a branch of the chemical industry that produces a wide range of chemical products from petroleum and natural gas. These chemical products are the building blocks...
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Properties of LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)
Liquefied petroleum gas or LPG is the term applied to the propane and butane hydrocarbons that exist in the gaseous state under atmospheric ambient conditions but can be converted to...
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Steam Reforming Process for Hydrogen Production
Steam reforming is a method for producing hydrogen gas by the reaction of hydrocarbon in the presence of steam and catalyst. Natural gas, refinery gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and...
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Sulfur Recovery Unit in Petroleum Oil Refinery
The Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) in a Petroleum Refinery is designed to remove H2S from sour gases originating in the various refinery processes and convert them to industrial-grade molten sulfur....
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Crude Oil Assay
What is crude oil assay analysis? The crude oil assay is the collection of the results of physical tests that are performed to determine the key properties (boiling point, density,...
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Petroleum Refinery Process
A crude oil refinery is a processing facility that transforms crude oil into useful products like LPG, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, asphalt and fuel oil, etc. In addition, it...
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Euro Specifications of Diesel Fuel
Diesel fuel also called Gas oil is a liquid fuel used in internal combustion engines. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons (C11~C22) obtained by Crude Oil Distillation. Diesel is used...
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Major Challenges to the Oil Refineries
Oil refineries are major contributors to a country’s economy. The worldwide petroleum refining industry currently faces high impact challenges due to uncertainties about the crude oil feedstock, characteristics of petroleum...