Contents: Preface. 1. Crude petroleum oil. 2. Petroleum products and test methods. 3. Processing operations in refinery. 4. Palm oil processing. 5. Lubricating oil and grease. 6. Petrochemicals. 7. Petroleum refining corrosion. 8. Extraction. Index.

Fundamentals of petroleum and petrochemical engineering provides a holistic understanding of petroleum and petrochemical products manufacturing, presented in step by step sequence of the entire supply chain.

The book includes topics such as products from crude oil and their testing, refinery operations, lubricants and petrochemical manufacture, plastic and rubber processing, offsite, utilities, and chemicals, plant and equipment calculations, instrumentation and control, and management. (jacket)