October 2014

Simulation and characterization in the refining industry: A review

Oil refining is one of the most complex chemical industries; the objective of refinery operations is to generate as much profit as possible by converting crude oils into valuable products. The current trend toward processing petroleum needs sufficient compositional information to understand the chemistry of reactions that are involved. The objective of the present paper is to review the simulation technologies and...

Author(s): Sumaya A. Mohamed, Dhallia Mamoun Beshir and Ali A. Rabah