The refinery of the future /
As feedstocks to refineries change, there must be an accompanying change in refinery technology. This means a movement from conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically) coking technologies to more innovative processes that will coax the last drips of liquid fuels from the feedst...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, Mass. :
Elsevier Science,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | As feedstocks to refineries change, there must be an accompanying change in refinery technology. This means a movement from conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically) coking technologies to more innovative processes that will coax the last drips of liquid fuels from the feedstock.This book presents the evolution of refinery processes during the last century and as well as the means by which refinery processes will evolve during the next three-to-five decades. Chapters contain material relevant to (1) comparisons of current feedstocks with heavy oil and bio-feedstocks; (2. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (409 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781437778526 1437778526 |