The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and environmental issues. Chitosan is an economical, renewable and abundant…
The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and environmental issues. Chitosan is an economical, renewable and abundant…
The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and environmental issues. Chitosan is an economical, renewable and abundant…
The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and environmental issues. Chitosan is an economical, renewable and abundant…
Asphaltene finds a distinguished position in current research on liquid and solid hydrocarbon fuels due to its self-aggregating nature. The presence of asphaltene in crude oil will reduce the quality of crude oil itself by increasing the operating…
Asphaltene finds a distinguished position in current research on liquid and solid hydrocarbon fuels due to its self-aggregating nature. The presence of asphaltene in crude oil will reduce the quality of crude oil itself by increasing the operating…
KOC's Umm Gudair/Abduliyah Tayarat reservoir has large oil reserves but is a challenging target due to low formation permeability and high oil viscosity. This study is focused on feasibility assessment of hybrid thermal and chemical methods…
This study investigated the deposition of coke in a fractionation tower following thermal cracking of heavy feedstocks. A simple microscopic technique was used to determine whether the coke formed in situ in the fractionator or was formed elsewhere…
Fractionation and characterization of heavy oil and bitumen are essential steps for phase behaviour modeling and the simulation of bitumen production, refining, and upgrading processes. Typically, the bitumen is divided into several pseudo-components…
(Figure Presented) Crude oil planning and scheduling is crucial to petroleum refineries because of the potential for significant economic benefits. In reality, however, crude oil scheduling activities are highly vulnerable to disruptions caused by…
Fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) have been regarded as the most promising thermochemical conversion technologies for liquid bio-fuels production. However, the poor quality of generated crude bio-oils, such as high O and water…
Unconventional crude oil as heavy, extra heavy, bitumen, tight, and shale oils will meet 10% of worldwide needs for 2035, perhaps earlier. Petroleum companies will face problems concerning crude oil extraction, production, transport, and refining,…
With a combinatorial nature and hybrid characteristics, it is very challenging to schedule crude oil operations in a refinery and, up to now, there is no software tool for practical use in this field. To solve this problem, based on the two-level…
With a combinatorial nature and hybrid characteristics, it is very challenging to schedule crude oil operations in a refinery and, up to now, there is no software tool for practical use in this field. To solve this problem, based on the two-level…
Fractionation of crude oil in crude distillation unit (CDU) is an energy intensive process. Fractionation is carried out based on the cutpoint temperatures, i.e., the tray temperature of the CDU at which a product stream is separated. Rigorous…
Fractionation of crude oil in crude distillation unit (CDU) is an energy intensive process. Fractionation is carried out based on the cutpoint temperatures, i.e., the tray temperature of the CDU at which a product stream is separated. Rigorous…
Crude oil heating is a significant and energy intensive process in crude oil production. Large amounts of heat are required to preheat crude before it processed in a crude distillation unit. This study aims to investigate a novel thermal design for…
The scope of this study is concerned with the petroleum supply network operated by a typical oil company, in which the crude oil is consumed to produce ethylene, propylene, liquefied petroleum gas, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, gasoline,…
Wax deposition in diesel transportation pipe at low temperatures is one of the harassing problems faced by the diesel transportation companies. In winter, the temperature is very low and the demand of diesel is increasing greatly in northern region…
The use of recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) as a partial replacement for petroleum-based virgin asphalt binder has received considerable attention in recent years. The objective of this study is to correlate the molecular structure and corresponding…
The use of recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) as a partial replacement for petroleum-based virgin asphalt binder has received considerable attention in recent years. The objective of this study is to correlate the molecular structure and corresponding…
The petroleum refining industry is an important energy conversion sector, providing both products and raw materials to a wide range of end-use sectors, including the transportation and chemical industries. This study uses a typical refinery process…
The petroleum refining industry is an important energy conversion sector, providing both products and raw materials to a wide range of end-use sectors, including the transportation and chemical industries. This study uses a typical refinery process…
Crude oil received by a refinery is initially distilled or fractionated into multiple"cuts" by boiling range. These cuts are further processed into final products in the refinery units. This chapter describes the initial crude fractionation process…
In this paper, an in-depth study on the quantification of influencing factors and big data visualization of key monitoring indicators in the refined oil products market is carried out through fuzzy mathematical methods, and a system for quantifying…
In this paper, an in-depth study on the quantification of influencing factors and big data visualization of key monitoring indicators in the refined oil products market is carried out through fuzzy mathematical methods, and a system for quantifying…
In this paper, an in-depth study on the quantification of influencing factors and big data visualization of key monitoring indicators in the refined oil products market is carried out through fuzzy mathematical methods, and a system for quantifying…
In this paper, an in-depth study on the quantification of influencing factors and big data visualization of key monitoring indicators in the refined oil products market is carried out through fuzzy mathematical methods, and a system for quantifying…
In this paper, an in-depth study on the quantification of influencing factors and big data visualization of key monitoring indicators in the refined oil products market is carried out through fuzzy mathematical methods, and a system for quantifying…
Remediation of toxic mercury emissions in the form of elemental mercury (Hg) from the well head has become a dire necessity in the fast paced natural gas processing industries, as even low levels of mercury can damage the cryogenic aluminum heat…
Remediation of toxic mercury emissions in the form of elemental mercury (Hg) from the well head has become a dire necessity in the fast paced natural gas processing industries, as even low levels of mercury can damage the cryogenic aluminum heat…
Remediation of toxic mercury emissions in the form of elemental mercury (Hg) from the well head has become a dire necessity in the fast paced natural gas processing industries, as even low levels of mercury can damage the cryogenic aluminum heat…
Crude palm oil (CPO) and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) are rich sources of bioactive compounds. PFAD is a by-product of palm oil refinery that produce palm frying oil. Physical refining of palm oil by deodorization produces palm fatty acid…
Safe disposal of petroleum oil sludge generated from crude oil storage tank bottom is a major challenge for petroleum refineries across the globe. The presence of long chain hydrocarbons in petroleum oil sludge are known to have effects on the…
Water (W) and oil (O) normally mix during production and while passing through valves and pumps to form a persistent water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, which is a serious restriction in oil production and transporting and refining processes. The objective…
Water (W) and oil (O) normally mix during production and while passing through valves and pumps to form a persistent water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, which is a serious restriction in oil production and transporting and refining processes. The objective…
A considerable amount of oil contamination is caused by the presence of the trailing oil. This paper aims to simulate and analyze the influences of trailing oil on the quality of oil products in undulating sections. By studying the formation…
The major problem of the energy production in oil refineries is the high emission of CO2 in China. The fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC) is the key source of carbon emission in the oil refineries. According to the statistical data, the carbon…
Water cut crude oil needs to be deeply dehydrated before further transportation or refining because water residuals not only tremendously increase the transportation cost and energy consumption, but also harm the oil delivery pipelines and refining…
Water cut crude oil needs to be deeply dehydrated before further transportation or refining because water residuals not only tremendously increase the transportation cost and energy consumption, but also harm the oil delivery pipelines and refining…
The use of asphaltic crude oil resources as an alternative to offset light oil supplies over the next years has attracted oil field attention. However, its high viscosity greatly impedes the production of asphaltic crude oil from wells and…
The use of asphaltic crude oil resources as an alternative to offset light oil supplies over the next years has attracted oil field attention. However, its high viscosity greatly impedes the production of asphaltic crude oil from wells and…
The complexity of petroleum crude oils necessitates a combination of analytical techniques to gain the in-depth compositional knowledge needed to enhance oil production or develop optimal refining strategies. This study focuses on the fractionation…
Naphthenic acids (NAs) or naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs) are generally recognized as a family of cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids naturally occurring in petroleum. These acid extractable organics (AEOs) from petroleum industry activities…
The pentane solvent deasphalting (SDA) process was carried out with petroleum vacuum residue (VR) blend with a bio-oil (BO) and solely with the bio-oil as a raw material. Two fractions each were produced: deasphalted oil (DAO) and asphaltic residue…
This study presents detailed chemical and thermophysical analysis of bio-crude from a continuous hydrothermal liquefaction research plant. Current research on bio-crude focuses mainly on specific biomass feedstocks and conversion process conditions…
Processing natural gas, as a widely used source of energy in our life, is imperative to eliminate the impurities in order to make it consumable. So, appropriate modeling of different units in a real gas processing plant (GPP) is an essential research…
Processing natural gas, as a widely used source of energy in our life, is imperative to eliminate the impurities in order to make it consumable. So, appropriate modeling of different units in a real gas processing plant (GPP) is an essential research…
This study assessed the changes of antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds of crude and refined kenaf seed oil during accelerated storage at 65C for 24 days. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic…
This study aims at performing the first comprehensive Well-to-Tank (WtT) energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission analysis of 10 different petroleum and natural gas fuels pathways, i.e., gasoline, diesel, CNG and LNG, in Pakistan. The…