what is The catalytic reforming? and how does it work? a detailed explanation about this process, with a detailed sketch of it.
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a collection of articles about crude oil refinery in its multiple sections
What is Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)?
what is Fluid Catalytic Cracking which is known as FCC, and what are the steps and details of this process, and how it works.
Continue readingWhat is Steam Cracking / Pyrolysis?
What is Steam Cracking? by: Souad LOUSDAD Alongside with the “Conversion Processes “and the “thermal cracking”, there is the “steam cracking” or “Pyrolysis”. Hydrocarbon steam […]
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what is Thermal Cracking? what is Delayed Cocking?
a brief discussion of these concepts
What is Vaccum Distillation?
Vaccum Distillation Written By: Souad LOUSDAD The next step in the process of crude oil separation is the vacuum distillation of the atmospheric residue that […]
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Atmospheric Distillation Written By: Souad LOUSDAD We have already mentioned « Atmospheric Distillation” in the previous article An Introduction to Crude Oil Refining we said that […]
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What is Crude Oil Refining? Written By: Souad LOUSDAD Do you ever stop on the highway to get gas and ask yourself where does it […]
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Process Objective: To distill and separate valuable distillates (naphtha, kerosene,diesel) and atmospheric gas oil (AGO) from the crude feedstock. Primary Process Technique: Complex distillation […]
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