Oil Refineries In The 21St Century - Energy Efficient, Cost Effective, Environmentally Benign

A very detailed, workable approach to improving energy efficiency and cost effectiveness in petroleum processing, dealing with the role of management and refinery operators in achieving the best technological parameters, the most rational utilization of energy, as well as the greatest possible economic success. The author provides a detailed and well-founded approach to the methodology, information and criteria necessary for analyzing energy use, economics and the environmental impact, as well as solutions for fulfilling the requirements of the Kyoto agreement. In addition, he describes in sufficient detail the energy streams within a refinery.
A practical guide for refinery engineers, managers, and consultants, as well as all engineers involved in the design of process technologies, in developed as well as developing countries.

Dr Ozren Ocic, Chemical Engineer, is employed in NIS-Oil Refinery Pancevo, Serbia, as Development Manager. He has over 25 years of experience in oil processing. He holds a Master Degree ("Technical and Economic Aspects of Energy Consumption Rationalization in Oil Processing
Industry") and PhD ("Plant Energy Management as a Segment of Environmental Management in Oil Refineries") in chemical engineering from the University of Belgrade. He has published three books and more than 120 papers.

"…of interest to working professional in refinery management as well as petroleum engineering…would also be beneficial for upper-level students in business, industrial engineering and manufacturing engineering…" (E-STREAMS, September 2006)
"…an interesting and apparent introspective look at the efficiency of refineries and how this efficiency can be adapted to future needs. It provides interesting and thought-provoking reading." (Petroleum Science and Technology, Volume 23, Numbers 5-6, 2005)
"…an interesting and apparent introspective look at the efficiency of refineries and how this efficient can be adapted to future needs." (Energy Sources, June 2005)
The proposed book gives a very detailed and well-founded approach to analyze the energy balances of a refinery and its processes. This will be mostly interesting for those making similar studies, for which the detailed unravelling provided for in the proposed book is a valuable source of information.
The book appears complete for refineries of similar and less complex nature. Also, parallels can be drawn for refineries with other complexity. I cannot detect any gaps, great details have been provided for all areas described in the book.
The Authors have successfully provided the "Instruments", i.e. the methodology, information and criteria to allow analysis of the energy use, economics and environmental impact.
The first author's knowledge of the petroleum refining and oil industry and his intellect in this field is measured amongst the best professional peers in the industry. He is known and respected in many quarters of the world.
The authors have a long standing reputation in the oil industry, known worldwide also by several publications and presentations.

Preface.
1 Introduction.
2 Technological and Energy Characteristics of the Chemical Process Industry.
2.1 Possibilities for Process-Efficiency Management Based on Existing Economic and Financial Instruments and Product Specifications in Coupled Manufacturing.
2.2 Importance of Energy for Crude-Oil Processing in Oil Refineries.
3 Techno-economic Aspects of Efficiency and Effectiveness of an Oil Refinery.
3.1 Techno-economic Aspects of Energy Efficiency and Effectiveness in an Oil Refinery.
3.2 Techno-economic Aspects of Process Efficiency and Effectiveness in an Oil Refinery.
4 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of an Oil Refinery.
4.1 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Crude Distillation Unit.
4.2 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Vacuumdistillation Unit.
4.3 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Vacuumresidue Visbreaking Unit.
4.4 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Bitumen Blowing Unit.
4.5 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Catalytic Reforming Unit.
4.6 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Catalytic Cracking Unit.
4.7 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Gas Concentration Unit.
4.8 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Jet-fuel Hydrodesulfurization Unit.
4.9 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Gas-Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit.
4.10 Instruments for Determining Energy and Processing Efficiency of Alkylation Unit.
5 Blending of Semi-Products into Finished Products and Determining Finished Product Cost Prices.
6 Management in the Function of Increasing Energy and Processing Efficiency and Effectiveness.
6.1 Management in the Function of Increasing Energy Efficiency and Effectiveness.
6.2 Management in the Function of Increasing Processing Efficiency and Effectiveness.
References.
Subject Index.