
High Acid Crudes
Description
Key Features
- Provides an overview of the identification of high acid crudes and their influence on the refinery’s process units
- Covers the types of high acid crudes, effects on the various refining units, and proper acid stripping techniques
- Trains refinery personnel as a quick reference guide for day-to-day use for today’s refinery
Readership
Corrosion Engineers, Production Engineers, Refinery Managers, Pipeline Engineers, Pipeline Operators, Production Engineers, Crude Suppliers Chemical and Environmental Engineers
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Naphthenic Acids in Petroleum
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Origin and Occurrence
- 1.3 Total Acid Number
- 1.4 Properties
- Chapter 2. Mechanism of Acid Corrosion
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Types of Corrosion
- 2.3 Corrosion by Acidic Species
- 2.4 Sulfidic Corrosion
- 2.5 Physical Effects
- Chapter 3. Corrosion by High Acid Crude Oil
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Process Effects
- 3.3 Corrosion of Refinery Equipment
- 3.4 Interaction of Acids with Refinery Equipment
- Chapter 4. Effects in Refining
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Process Effects
- 4.3 Desalting
- 4.4 Distillation
- 4.5 Visbreaking
- 4.6 Coking
- 4.7 Catalytic Cracking
- 4.8 Hydroprocesses
- 4.9 Mitigation of NAC
- Chapter 5. Removing Acid Constituents from Crude Oil
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Physical Methods
- 5.3 Chemical Methods
- 5.4 Corrosion Monitoring and Prevention
- 5.5 The Future
- Glossary
- eGlossary
- Bibliography
- eBibliography
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
Product details
- No. of pages: 150
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Gulf Professional Publishing 2014
- Published: April 30, 2014
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128006306
- eBook ISBN: 9780128006740
About the Author
James Speight

Sources. He is recognized as a world leader in the areas of fuels characterization and development. Dr. Speight is also Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah.
James Speight is also a Consultant, Author and Lecturer on energy and environmental issues. He has a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, both from University of Manchester. James has worked for various corporations and research facilities including Exxon, Alberta Research Council and the University of Manchester. With more than 45 years of experience, he has authored more than 400 publications--including over 50 books--reports and presentations, taught more than 70 courses, and is the Editor on many journals including the Founding Editor of Petroleum Science and Technology.