Course Outline
August 23: Course Introduction and Syllabus
August 25: Chemical Composition of Petroleum
August 30: Classification of Petroleum and Physical Properties
September 1: Refinery Simulation Training
September 6: Refinery Flow and Products
September 8: Overall Refinery Flow
September 13: Distillation Methods and Terminology
September 15: Crude Distillation
September 20: Refinery Simulation Exercises
September 22: Deasphalting
September 27: Dewaxing
September 29: Visbreaking and Coking
October 4: Thermal Cracking
October 6: Catalytic Cracking 1
October 11: Mid-Semester Exam
October 13: Catalytic Cracking 2
October 18: Catalytic Reforming and Isomerization
October 20: Alkylation and Polymerization
October 25: Hydroprocessing 1
October 27: Hydroprocessing 2
November 1: Product Blending
November 3: Supporting Processes
November 8: Course Review/Questions/Discussion
November 10: Semester Project Questions / Discussion
November 15: Semester Project Teamwork - no class.
November 22 & 24: Thanksgiving
November 29: Environmental Considerations
December 1: Evolution of Petroleum Refining: Past and Future
December 3: Natural Gas Processing
December 6: Student Team Presentations
December8: Reflection on Course Objectives and Wrap-up