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CL 512: Petroleum Refinery Engineering
Instructor: Prof. G. Pugazhenthi Email: [email protected]
Course outline:
Characterization of crude oil and refinery products; crude distillation process:
atmospheric distillation unit (ADU), vacuum distillation unit (VDU); Thermal and
Catalytic cracking; Catalytic reforming; Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking; Light end
processes: alkylation, isomerization and polymerization; Heavy end processes: coking,
vis‐breaking, deasphalting and dewaxing; Lube oil base stock (LOBS) production.
Texts/References:
1. J. H. Gary, G. E. Handwerk and Mark J. Kaiser, Petroleum Refining: Technology and
Economics, 5th Ed., CRC Press, 2007.
2. Steven A. Treese, Peter R. Pujadó and David S. J. Jones, Handbook of Petroleum
Processing, 2nd Ed., Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2015.
3. C.S. Hsu and P. R. Robinson, Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing, Springer,
2006.
4. J. G. Speight and B. Ozum, Petroleum Refining Process, Marcel Dekker, 2002.
Grading Scheme (weightages):
Mid Semester: 30%
End Semester: 45%
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Quiz/Assignment: 25%
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Indian Refineries Capacity
S.No. Name of the oil State Location of Capacity#
company Refinery (MMTPA)
1 Assam Digboi (1901) 0.65
2 Assam Guwahati (1962) 1.0
3 Assam Bongaigaon (1979) 2.35
4 Bihar Barauni (1964) 6.0
Indian Oil Corporation
5 Gujarat Koyali (1965) 13.7
Ltd. (IOCL)
6 Haryana Panipat (1998) 15.0
7 Odisha Paradip (2016) 15.0
8 Uttar Pradesh Mathura (1982) 8.0