Petrochemical Industries

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 Oil and Gas Engineering (144)

Objectives

• Describe the raw materials of the petrochemical industries, including natural gas and petroleum fractions. Explain thermal and catalytic cracking and the types of reactors used in petrochemical processes. Outline the production of methane derivatives, ammonia, urea, olefins and ethylene, including the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. Describe the production of aromatic compounds and the chemicals derived from benzene, toluene and xylenes. Identify petroleum-based polymers, synthetic rubber, synthetic detergents and synthetic fibers.