The Refinery of the Future

The Refinery of the Future

2011, Pages 315-340
The Refinery of the Future

Chapter 10 - Refinery of the Future

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The production facilities within the refining industry have become increasingly diverse; process configuration varies from plant to plant according to its size, complexity, and product slate. Refining technology has evolved considerably over the last century in response to stimuli such as increasing demand for gasoline and diesel fuel as well as fuel oil, higher demand for petrochemicals as building blocks for clothing and consumer goods, and the need to for more environmentally friendly processes and products. To cope with changing feedstocks, refinery technology has had to change. This has caused a movement away from conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically) coking technologies, to more innovative processes that will produce the required liquid fuels from the feedstock and maintain emissions within the limits of environmental legislation. The main thrust of development in the refinery layout will be primarily on process modification, with some new innovations coming on-stream. The industry is likely to be more involved in deep conversion of heavy feedstocks, have higher hydrocracking and hydrotreating capacity, and also will use more efficient processes. This chapter presents suggestions and opinions concerning the means by which refinery processes will evolve during the next three to five decades.

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