302304 (v.2) ChE 475 Petroleum Processing

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Area:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Contact Hours:	2.5
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	2 x 1 Hours Monthly
Refining chemistry. Distillation of crude oil. Thermal and catalytic cracking of petroleum fractions. Product improvement including reforming, isomerisation, alkylation and polymerisation. Gas cleaning. Introduction to petrochemicals. Environmental aspects of refining.