This text examines the thermal and catalytic processes involved in petroleum refining, including visbreaking, coking, pyrolysis, catalytic cracking, oligomerization, alkylation, hydrofining, hydroisomerization, hydrocracking, and catalytic reforming. It analyses the thermodynamics, reaction mechanisms, and kinetics of each process, as well as the effect of operating conditions and reactor design on process performance and product quality. This is a valuable resource for chemists who wish to improve their knowledge of some of the real world issues in hydrocarbon conversion. Other topics include processes on metallic catalysts, processes using bifunctional catalysts, and catalytic reforming.
