PETROLEUM FUELS MANUFACTURING HANDBOOK

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lower fuel consumption are a few illustrations of these changes. This book surveys the manufacture, blending, properties, specifications, and uses of petroleum fuels and specialty products (products made out of petroleum feedstock for nonfuel use except petrochemicals). There are a very large number of specialty products—petroleum solvents, bitumen for paving and industrial uses, lubricating oils, greases, white mineral oils, carbon black, petroleum coke, spray oils, and so on—to meet the requirements of industry. Possibly far more technical personnel are engaged in petroleum specialty manufacture and the handling of petroleum products than are found in refineries. Although petroleum fuels are generally made in refineries out of crude oil distillation, petroleum specialty products are made in relatively smaller downstream units starting with refinery streams as feedstock. A refinery may produce five or six basic products, such as liquified petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oils, but specialty manufacturers may produce a large number of their products from these basic refinery products. There is very little published information on specialty manufacturing processes. The selection of a petroleum product for a specific job has become more challenging. Specifications and the test methods used on petroleum products are important for the proper selection of a petroleum product for a given end use.

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