Technical Progress and Profits

Process Improvements in Petroleum Refining

John Enos

336 pages

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Résumé

In the years 1938-40 the principles underlying continuous catalytic cracking were enunciated. In the interval since then, one of the processes, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, has come to occupy a dominant role in petroleum refining. This history of FCC covers the entire 60-year span to the present day, commemorating the scientific, engineering, and economic advances that have been secured by the industry and its suppliers. The author has investigated the sources of the innovation and the host of subsequent improvements, revealing the continuous nature of technological change and increasing efficiency.

Contents

Part I: History

The Fluid Catalytic Cracking Innovation, 1938-1942
Process Design and Construction, 1942-mid 1950s
Era of Extensive R&D, mid 1950s-mid 1960s
The Introduction of Zeolites, 1961-1966
The Cracking of Heavy Oil, 1967-1987
Conforming to Environmental Regulations, 1988-2000

Part II: Analysis

Changes in Technology and Rates of Technical Advance
Product Yields, Revenues and Costs

Part III: Conclusions

The Sources of Improvements
Improvements and Progress
Improvements and Profits
Conclusion

L'auteur - John Enos

Emeritus Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	John Enos
Nb. de pages	336
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	668g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780197300237