Applied Petrochemical Technology (CTEC 1401)

Instructor: John Galiotos

Instruction in the basic principles of physics and their application to process facilities. Topics include physical laws and properties and how these relate to the operation of processes. Additional topics will include basic principles of petroleum chemistry, refinery operations, and basic petroleum practical calculations.

Learning Outcomes

Introduction, crude oil characteristics, distilling, flashing, the chemistry of petroleum, catalytic cracking, refinery gas plants, alkylation, catalytic reforming, residue reduction, hydrocracking, gasoline blending, distillate fuels, asphalt and residual fuel, hydrogen, hydrotreating, and sulfur plants, isomerization, solvent recovery of aromatics, ethylene plants, simple and complex refineries, crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids, fuel values—heating values.