Description

This course presents: Petrochemical industries: raw materials, natural gas: sources, classification, treatment methods, petroleum composition: petroleum distillation products used in petrochemical industries, thermal cracking, catalytic cracking, petrochemical industries processes: types of reactors used in the petrochemical industries, Methane, ammonia, urea, olefins production, liquid and gaseous materials, ethylene production, Fischer Trop reaction. Aromatics compounds production, Reactions and Chemicals of Benzene, Reactions and Chemicals of Toluene, Chemicals from Xylenes, Aromatics petrochemicals industries, Introduction to polymer chemistry: polymers from petroleum derivatives, Synthetic Petroleum-Based Polymers, Synthetic Rubber, Synthetic detergents, Synthetic fibers.

Program

Bachelor degree in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department (144)

Objectives

• The aim of the course is to allow the students to gain necessary basic knowledge in order to understand, analyse and solve problems related to Petrochemicals industries. The participants should also acquire knowledge about the petrochemicals production processes