Oyekan Soni O. Catalytic Naphtha Reforming Process

CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. — 379 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138-03430-3 ; 978-1-3152-7031-9.It is with great pleasure that I offer this book as a product of my goal of conveying relevant information on key concepts, operations, and practices of catalytic naphtha reforming technologies and associated oil refining processes. This book will most
likely be of use to those in academia and oil refining, petrochemicals, and allied businesses. I was motivated by several factors to write a book on the catalytic naphtha reforming process and technologies. Foremost is the need to review the collective technical and operational advancements with respect to efficient use of catalysts and catalytic reformers in oil refining. The book on catalytic reforming by Donald Little published in 1985 and useful chapters in several other books provide fundamental and some practical aspects of catalytic reforming and light naphtha isomerization processes. Some of the chapters in separate books by James Gary and Glenn Handwerk; James Speight; and Bruce
Gates, James Katzer, and G. C. A. Schuit provide relevant sections on catalytic reforming technologies. Books on catalytic naphtha reforming by George Antos, Abdullah Aitani, and Jose Parera provide comprehensive works with key basic and practical concepts of the catalytic reforming process and related sciences. The listed books were foundational for writing this book.Introduction to Catalytic Reforming and the Oil BusinessEarly History of Crude Oil Business.
Post-1900 History of Crude Oil Business.
Source of Crude Oil.
Crude Oil Reserves.
Introduction to Opportunity Oils and Unconventional Oils.
Global Oil Production.
Oil Consumption.
Crude Oil and Other Hydrocarbon Liquid Qualities.Basic of crude oil RefiningIntroduction to Basics of Oil Refining.
Crude Oil Composition.
Oil refining Economics.
Refinery Configurations..
Oil Refineries, Fuels, and Global WarmingOverview of oil refining process unitsCrude Distillation Unit.
Vacuum Distillation Unit.
Butane Isomerization Unit.
Light Naphtha Isomerization Unit.
Hydrotreating Units.
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units.
Coking Process Units.
Hydrocracking Processes.
Alkylation Processes.
Other Processes and Auxiliary SystemsBasic principles of catalytic reforming processesIntroduction to Basic Principles
A Brief History of Pre-1950 Catalytic Reforming Processes
Reforming Process Fundamentals.
Key Catalytic Reforming Reactions
Process Variables of Catalytic Reformers
General Catalytic Reforming Operations
Catalytic Reforming Process Equipmentcatalytic reforming catalystsIntroduction to Catalytic Reforming Catalysts.
Reforming Catalyst Nomenclatures.
Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation Functionality of Reforming Catalysts
Acidic Isomerization Functionality.
Platinum Catalytic Reforming Catalysts.
Multimetallic Catalytic Reforming Catalysts.
Catalyst Manufacturing Process.
Catalyst Properties
Catalyst Evaluation Program.
Alumina Hydrothermal Stability Test.Catalytic Reforming technologiesIntroduction to Reforming Technologies.
Semiregenerative Catalytic Reforming.
Cyclic Catalyst Regenerative Reformers.
Continuous Catalyst Regenerative Reformers.
Hybrid Catalyst Regenerative Reformers.Catalyst and process management challengesIntroduction to Catalyst and Process Challenges.
Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Catalysts.
Catalyst Handling and Management.
Catalyst Management in Catalytic Reforming Operations.
Troubleshooting for Process Profitability.Special Catalytic Reforming TopicsIntroduction to Special Catalytic Reforming Topics.
Brief Review of Opportunity Oils and Reforming Operations
Strategies for Meeting Gasoline Benzene Regulations.
Chloride Management and Refinery Reliability
Catalytic Reformer Operations and Reliability Challenges with Refinery Maximum Achievable Control Technology IISpecial topic - Turnaround and platinum management
Introduction to Turnaround and Platinum Management
Turnaround Planning and Maintenance
Overview of Platinum Supply and Management