About the book
Demand for crude oil plummeted and prices fell during the coronavirus lockdown. Now, the world economy is recovering and the fuel demand is increasing. Crude oil has been one of the major energy sources globally and crude oil-derived products always play a crucial role as fuel and feedstock for the petrochemical industry, which is irreplaceable pro tem.
With the discovery of more unconventional heavier crude and alternative hydrocarbon sources, primary upgrading or cracking of the oil into lighter liquid fuel is critical. With increasing concern for environmental sustainability, the regulations on fuel specifications are becoming more stringent. Processing and treating crude oil into a cleaner oil with better quality is equally important. Hence, there has been a relentless and continuous effort to develop new crude upgrading and treating technologies, such as various catalytic systems for more economical and better system performance, as well as cleaner and higher-quality oil.
This edited book aims to provide the reader with an overview of the state-of-the-art technologies of crude oil downstream processing which include the primary and secondary upgrading or treating processes covering desulfurization, denitrogenation, demetallation, and evidence-based developments in this area.
