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

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