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Fundamentals of crude oil processing
ST-2/19h_EN Year of study
semester
Number of teaching hours (15 weeks)
II
3
15
Lecturer:
Course type (number of hours per week) W lectures
Ć exercises
S seminar
1
L laboratory
P project
Assessment method
ECTS credits
Z
1
dr inż Krystyna Porzycka-Semczuk
Programme description: Units in hydrocarbon processing industry and crude trade. Refinery feedstocks and their main properties (oAPI gravity, sulphur content, pour point, salt content, Watson characterization factor, nitrogen and metals content, etc.) affecting petroleum transport, storage and processing. Crude oils classification. Relation between price and crude properties (global and in different regions). Hydrocarbons’ nomenclature. Group composition of petroleum hydrocarbons. Main petroleum products, their application and properties. Biofuels – why? Quality control – standard tests for petroleum and oil products. TBP and ASTM distillation curves. Conversion of distillation curves. Effect of growing more stringent environment protection regulations, shrinking oil resources, and supply and demand on trends in petroleum processing.
Training effect – skills and competence: Students gain basic knowledge of crude oil and hydrocarbon processing industry and understanding of reasons creating current and future trends in petroleum refining technology.
The lecturer informs about requirements, weight of assessment components, recommended literature, schedule of tests or other organizational issue at the first meeting.
