内容简介
Asfeedstockstorefinerieschange,theremustbeanaccompanyingchangeinrefinerytechnology.Thismeansamovementfromconventionalmeansofrefiningheavyfeedstocksusing(typically)cokingtechnologiestomoreinnovativeprocessesthatwillcoaxthelastdripsofliquidfuelsfromthefeedstock.Thisbookpresentstheevolutionofrefineryprocessesduringthelastcenturyaswellasthemeansbywhichrefineryprocesseswillevolveduringthenextthree-to-fivedecades.Chapterscontainmaterialrelevantto:comparisonsofcurrentfeedstockswithheavyoilandbio-feedstocks;evolutionofrefineriessincethe1950s;propertiesandrefinabilityofheavyoilandbio-feedstocks;thermalprocessesvs.hydroprocesses;and,evolutionofproductstomatchtheenvironmentalmarket.Processinnovationsthathaveinfluencedrefineryprocessingoverthepastthreedecadesarepresented,aswellastherelevantpatentsthathavethepotentialforincorporationintofuturerefineries.Thistitleinvestigatestheengineeringandplantdesignchallengespresentedbyheavyoilandbio-feedstocks.Itexploresthelegislatoryandregulatoryclimate,includingincreasinglystringentenvironmentalrequirements.Itexaminesthetrade-offsofthermalprocessesvs.hydroprocesses.
作者简介
JamesG.SpeightisaseniorfuelconsultantaswellasanAdjunctProfessorofChemicalandFuelsEngineeringattheUniversityofUtah,USA.Heisrecognizedinternationallyasanexpertinthecharacterization,properties,andprocessingofconventionalandsyntheticfuelsandasachemistwithmorethan35yearsofexperienceinthermal/processchemistry,thermodynamics,refiningofpetroleum,heavyoil,andtarsandbitumen,andphysicsofcrudewithemphasisondistillation,visbreaking,cokingunits,andoil-rockoroilcatalystinteractions.SpeightiscurrentlyEditor-in-ChieffortheJournalofPetroleumScienceandTechnology,EnergySources-PartA:Recovery,Utilization,andEnvironmentalEffects,andEnergySources-PartB:Economics,Planning,andPolicy.Heisalsotheauthor/editor/compilerofmorethan25booksandbibliographiesrelatedtofossilfuelprocessingandenvironmentalissues.SpeightwasChiefScientificOfficerandthenChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheWesternResearchInstitute,Laramie,WY,USA,from1984to2000.Duringthisperiodheledastaffofmorethat150scientists,engineers,andtechniciansindevelopingnewtechnologyforgasprocessing,petroleum,shaleoil,tarsandbitumen,andasphalt.Speighthasconsiderableexpertiseinevaluatingnewtechnologiesforpatentabilityandcommercialapplication.Asaresultofhiswork,hewasawardedtheDiplomaofHonor,NationalPetroleumEngineeringSociety,foroutstandingcontributionstothepetroleumindustryin1995andtheGoldMedalofRussianAcademyofSciences(Natural)foroutstandingworkintheareaofpetroleumsciencein1996.HehasalsoreceivedtheSpecialistInvitationProgramSpeakersAwardfromNEDO(NewEnergyDevelopmentOrganization,GovernmentofJapan)in1987andagainin1996forhiscontributionstocoalresearch.In2001,hewasalsoawardedtheEinsteinMedaloftheRussianAcademyofSciences(Natural)inrecognitionofoutstandingcontributionsand
