1st Edition
Dewatering, Desalting, and Distillation in Petroleum Refining
1. Refinery Operations
Introduction
Refinery Configuration
Feedstocks
Alternate Feedstocks
Feedstock Evaluation
Potential for Corrosion and Fouling of Equipment
References
2. Dewatering and Desalting
Introduction
Dewatering
Desalting
Process Options for Heavy Feedstocks
Potential for Corrosion and Fouling of Equipment
References
3. Feedstock Blending
Introduction
Blending
Incompatibility and Instability of Blends
Factors Affecting Incompatibility and Instability of Blends
Determining Incompatibility of Blends
Potential for Corrosion and Fouling of Equipment
References
4. Distillation
Introduction
Feedstock Evaluation
Distillation
Distillation Towers
Process Options for Heavy Feedstocks
Potential for Corrosion and Fouling of Equipment
The Future
References
5. Ancillary Distillation Processes
Introduction
Ancillary Processes
Potential for Corrosion and Fouling of Equipment
References
6. Importance in the Refinery
Introduction
Dewatering and Desalting
Corrosion and Fouling
Types of Corrosion and Fouling
Corrosion and Fouling Management
References
Biography
Dr. James G. Speight has doctorate degrees in Chemistry, Geological Sciences, and Petroleum Engineering and is the author of more than 75 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, and environmental sciences. He has more than fifty years of experience in areas associated with the properties, recovery, and refining of reservoir fluids, conventional petroleum, heavy oil, and tar sand bitumen, the properties and refining of natural gas, gaseous fuels, the production and properties of petrochemicals, and the properties and refining of biomass, biofuels, biogas, and the generation of bioenergy. His work has also focused on safety issues, environmental effects, remediation, and safety issues as well as reactors associated with the production and use of fuels and biofuels. He is the author of more than 70 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, biomass and biofuels, environmental sciences.
Although he has always worked in private industry which focused on contract-based work, he has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was a Visiting Professor in the College of Science, University of Mosul, Iraq and has also been a Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering at the following universities: University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Speight was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1996 and awarded the Gold Medal of Honor that same year for outstanding contributions to the field of petroleum sciences. He has also received the Scientists without Borders Medal of Honor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2001, the Academy also awarded Dr. Speight the Einstein Medal for outstanding contributions and service in the field of Geological Sciences.
