Unit I:

• Introduction to petrochemical

• Petrochemical industry in India

• Basic raw material for petrochemical synthesis and their sources

• Preparation of feedstock for petrochemical production

• Main building blocks of petrochemical industry

• Unit 1 Notes

 

Unit II:

• First generation raw material

  • Olefins

  • Aromatics

  • Naphthenes

• Production of aromatics,

• Production of naphthenes and other hydrocarbon feedstock

• Aromatic separation into B, T, X.

• Unit 2 Notes

 

Unit III:

• Production of low molecular weight olefins by hydrocarbon cracking

• Furnaces

• Separation techniques

• Purification

• Unit 3 Notes

 

Unit IV:

• Combining olefins and aromatics to produce second generation intermediates such as glycols, amines, acids, ketones that can be used also as solvents and formulating agents.

• Unit 4 Notes

 

Unit V:

• Polymers: bulk, engineering and specialty

• Types of polymerization such as bulk, emulsion and suspension etc.

• At least two polymeric products and manufacture from each class

• Few examples (flow sheet, applications) of polymers like polyester, nylon, etc.

• Unit 5 Notes

 

Unit VI:

• Integration of refinery and petrochemical plants with power generation (Link for notes)

• Pollution control – norms and methods of elimination (Link for notes)

• Brief description on safety considerations (Link for notes)

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Reference Books:

1. Modern Petroleum Technology, Hobson and Pohl, Vol. I & II, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

2. Introduction to petrochemical industry and refinery by Speight, Encyclopedia of Life Support systems.

3. Dryden’s Outline of chemical industry, M Gopal Rao, M Sittig, East –West press.

4. Petrochemical Process Technology, ID Mall, Macmillan India Ltd., New Delhi

5. Modern Pertoleum Refinery Engineering, Bhaskar Rao, published by Aman Dhanani.

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