Non-energy refineries in petroleum processing

Abstract

Not all refineries are aimed at producing fuels. This chapter focuses on two significant types of non-energy facilities: (1) lube oil refineries and (2) petrochemical refineries. In the lube oil discussion, we explore the nature of lubes and the various process routes used to make them. Routes include conventional deasphalting and extraction, hydroprocessing, Fisher-Tropsch synthesis, and oligomerization. Related to lubes, we explore the production of asphalt, with a process discussion and an example design. In petrochemicals, an aromatics complex is described, along with the processes used to make the typical BTX streams.