OVERVIEW

The processes used for natural gas purification, oil refinement, main petrochemicals and polymers production are described and discussed technically.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide a thorough understanding of the major petrochemical and refinery processes, critical analysis of the motivations of the solutions used in the production of the main products and the criteria for a correct approach to the design of a chemical process in terms of productivity, safety and environmental protection. The relationships between the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects to the plant design and process optimization will be emphasized.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, numerical exercises, visits to industrial facilities.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Production lines. Thermodynamics, kinetics, economics, environmental protection and safety aspects. Natural gas purification and treatment, manufacture of gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel oil, coke and petcoke, and related industrial and environmental aspects. Refinery, oil fractionation, hydrotreatings, catalytic cracking and reforming, alkylation, oligomerization. Petrochemicals: thermal cracking, industrial chemistry of olefins and aromatics. Partial oxidation. Polymerization  and industrial polymers. Exercitations are  mainly focused on mass balances of industrial processes.   

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes provided by the teacher,  in english.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GUIDO BUSCA (President)

GABRIELLA GARBARINO

LESSONS

Class schedule

REFINERY AND PETROCHEMISTRY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written and Oral examination, in english.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written exam:

1. understanding the flowsheet of an unknown industrial process.

2. mass balances and calculations on a known industrial process.

Oral examination. Discussion of three sections of industrial processes:  reactors, separation processes, tehrmodynamic and kinetic aspects

Exam schedule