Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel
Jan 18, 2013 · A hydrocracking unit, or hydrocracker, takes gas oil, which is heavier and has a higher boiling range than distillate fuel oil, and cracks the heavy molecules into distillate and gasoline in the …
Vacuum distillation is a key part of the petroleum refining process
Dec 10, 2012 · About 80% of the refineries operating in the United States have a vacuum distillation unit (VDU), a secondary processing unit consisting of vacuum distillation columns.
U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 with expansions at existing ...
Jul 30, 2024 · Catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, and coking capacity all help refineries to reduce their yields of low-value residual products and increase their yields of high value products such as motor …
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U.S. Gulf Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by ...
Mar 15, 2019 · Between 2012 and 2017, U.S. Gulf Coast petroleum refineries increased hydrocracking capacity by 50%, with a similar increase in distillate production. Over the same time, SMR capacity …
Refinery Capacity Report - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Jan 1, 2012 · Data series include fuel, electricity, and steam purchased for consumption at refineries; refinery receipts of crude oil by method of transportation; current and projected atmospheric crude oil …
Refining crude oil - the refining process - U.S. Energy Information ...
Feb 22, 2023 · A cracking unit consists of one or more tall, thick-walled, rocket-shaped reactors and a network of furnaces, heat exchangers, and other vessels. Complex refineries may have one or more …
Catalytic Hydrocracking Downstream Processing of Fresh Feed Input
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A hydrocracking unit, or hydrocracker, takes light gasoil, which is heavier and has a higher boiling range than distillate fuel oil, and cracks the heavy molecules into distillate and some gasoline.