Petroleum Refining Processes and Related Health and Safety Considerations

The petroleum refining industry is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases among all manufacturing sectors in the US economy. Along with the environmental impacts of their operations, refiners face complex regulatory issues involving their products. The nature and chemistry of different major refinery products or by-products and their effects on human health and the surrounding environment makes it imperative for regulatory agencies like the EPA to impose heavy regulations on the petroleum refining industry in comparison to other industries in the US.
It is important that the practitioners associated with the petroleum refining industry know about the operations in the refining process, the nature of the major products and by-products from the refining industry, the chemicals used in the process, and the overall impacts of the refining process and products on human health and safety to meet the ever increasing regulatory requirements of this industry. This course aims to fulfill these requirements by discussing the basic chemicals, processes, products and environmental impacts involved in refining petroleum.

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Course Details

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • List the different state–of-the-art operating processes and available equipment used in the petroleum industry
  • Identify the nature and chemistry of different major refinery products and by-products in a refinery
  • Discuss the necessary safety actions required for different major refinery products and by-products, as well as maintenance activities for different equipment and operating processes, to reduce effects on human health and the surrounding environment
  • Identify the different methods involved in hydrocarbon processing

Specs

Course Level Fundamental
Languages English
Compatibility Audio, MobileReady

Shilui Mahmud, PhD

Author

Dr. Shiuli Mahmud is an environmental and resource engineer and a Black belt Six Sigma Specialist. She holds a BSc and a MSc degree in Forestry from the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences of Chittagong University in Bangladesh and PhD degree in Environmental and Resource Engineer (Major: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering) from SUNY ESF College at Syracuse, NY. She has over twelve years of research experiences and has published several papers in various scientific journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Mahmud worked as a Research Assistant for many years at SUNY ESF College, then as a Research Associate at Syracuse University for near about a year and has done part-time teaching on Risk Management for a graduate level course titled “Infrastructure Asset Management” in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Syracuse University for a semester. She has strong project management background and has recently managed several Transportation research projects on Accelerated Construction techniques as a Research Associate. She is very familiar with the sustainability practices applied in different industries. As a trained Black belt and Green Belt Six Sigma specialist and a Project Manager, she has successfully implemented six-sigma tools in several projects for different industries and currently managing several projects for different Non-Profit Organizations (NGOs).

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