Technical Manual - Section 3 (Safety Hazards)

Technical Manual - Section 3 (Safety Hazards) Technical Manual - Section 3 (Safety Hazards)

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Table III:2-3 OVERVIEW OF PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES Process name Action Method Purpose Feedstock(s) Product(s) FRACTIONATION PROCESSES Atmospheric Separation Thermal Separate Desalted crude Gas, gas oil, distillation fractions oil distillate,residu Vacuum distillation Separation Thermal Separate w/o Atmospheric Gas oil, lube cracking tower residual stock, residual CONVERSION PROCESSES ------- DECOMPOSITION Catalytic cracking Alteration Catalytic Upgrade Gas oil, coke Gasoline,petrogasoline distillate chemical feedstock Coking Polymerize Thermal Convert vacu- Residual,heavy Naphtha, gas um residuals oil, tar oil, coke Hydrocracking Hydrogenate Catalytic Convert to Gas oil, cracked Lighter, higherlighter HCs oil, residual qualityproducts *Hydrogen Steam Decompose Thermal/cat. Produce Desulfurized Hydrogen, CO, Reforming hydrogen gas, O 2 , steam CO 2 *Steam Cracking Decompose Thermal Crack large Atm tower hvy Cracked molecules fuel/distillate naphtha, coke,residual Visbreaking Decompose Thermal Reduce Atmospheric Distillate, tar viscosity tower residual CONVERSION PROCESSES ------- UNIFICATION Alkylation Combining Catalytic Unite olefins Tower isobu- Iso-octane & isoparaffins tane/crckr olefin (alkylate) Grease com- Combining Thermal Combine soaps Lube oil, fatty Lubricating pounding & oils acid, alkymetal grease Polymerization Polymerize Catalytic Unite 2 or Cracker olefins High-octane more olefins naphtha, petrochemical stocks CONVERSION PROCESSES ----- ALTERATION or REARRANGEMENT Catalytic reforming Alteration/ Catalytic Upgrade low- Coker/hydro- High oct. dehydration octane naphtha cracker naphtha reformate/aromatic Isomerization Rearrange Catalytic Convert strght Butane, pentane, Isobutane/penchain to branch hexane tane/hexane III:2-13

Table III:2-3 OVERVIEW OF PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES<br />

Process name Action Method Purpose Feedstock(s) Product(s)<br />

FRACTIONATION PROCESSES<br />

Atmospheric Separation Thermal Separate Desalted crude Gas, gas oil,<br />

distillation fractions oil distillate,residu<br />

Vacuum distillation Separation Thermal Separate w/o Atmospheric Gas oil, lube<br />

cracking tower residual stock, residual<br />

CONVERSION PROCESSES ------- DECOMPOSITION<br />

Catalytic cracking Alteration Catalytic Upgrade Gas oil, coke Gasoline,petrogasoline<br />

distillate chemical<br />

feedstock<br />

Coking Polymerize Thermal Convert vacu- Residual,heavy Naphtha, gas<br />

um residuals oil, tar oil, coke<br />

Hydrocracking Hydrogenate Catalytic Convert to Gas oil, cracked Lighter, higherlighter<br />

HCs oil, residual qualityproducts<br />

*Hydrogen Steam Decompose Thermal/cat. Produce Desulfurized Hydrogen, CO,<br />

Reforming hydrogen gas, O 2 , steam CO 2<br />

*Steam Cracking Decompose Thermal Crack large Atm tower hvy Cracked<br />

molecules fuel/distillate naphtha,<br />

coke,residual<br />

Visbreaking Decompose Thermal Reduce Atmospheric Distillate, tar<br />

viscosity tower residual<br />

CONVERSION PROCESSES ------- UNIFICATION<br />

Alkylation Combining Catalytic Unite olefins Tower isobu- Iso-octane<br />

& isoparaffins tane/crckr olefin (alkylate)<br />

Grease com- Combining Thermal Combine soaps Lube oil, fatty Lubricating<br />

pounding & oils acid, alkymetal grease<br />

Polymerization Polymerize Catalytic Unite 2 or Cracker olefins High-octane<br />

more olefins<br />

naphtha,<br />

petrochemical<br />

stocks<br />

CONVERSION PROCESSES ----- ALTERATION or REARRANGEMENT<br />

Catalytic reforming Alteration/ Catalytic Upgrade low- Coker/hydro- High oct.<br />

dehydration octane naphtha cracker naphtha reformate/aromatic<br />

Isomerization Rearrange Catalytic Convert strght Butane, pentane, Isobutane/penchain<br />

to branch hexane tane/hexane<br />

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