Oil Refining and Petrochemistry I

Code:

EQ0096

Acronym:

RPP I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences (Chemical Engineering)

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEQ	20	Syllabus	4	-	5	56	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To establish a close relationship between the school and the industry, knowing its organic reality, its equipments and operation.
The students should know all different transformation steps from crude to the final products. The students should also understand the petroleum industries and market.

Program

1 – Crude Sources
• Sedimentary basins and hydrocarbon migration pathways
• Prospecting. Drilling. Extraction. Transport.
2 – Crude Composition and Characterization
• Different type of hydrocarbons
• Sulfur Compounds
• Oxygen, nitrogen and organometallics compounds.
3 – Petroleum Products
• Most important properties and characteristics
• Normalized essays
• Quality standards
4 – Crude Distillation Process
• Main refining process with their fundamental aspects and operation
• Physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbon and petroleum cuts
• Yields, cuts and final products specifications
• Products applications
5 – Refining Process
• General classifications
• Industrial chemical reactions and catalysis
• “Process Flow Diagrams” – Porto and Sines refineries

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical Part:
Thematic slide presentations with power-point and other different support material.
Industrial case studies analysis.
Practice Part:
Porto Refinery visits to establish the first contact with the lay out of the units, its equipments, products and catalysts.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

Group reports with a final percentage of 100 %.

Classification improvement

Thematic report to be adjusted with the student.