Introduction to the Petrochemical Industry
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This course will teach you about the processes and equipment that make up the petrochemical industry. You will be introduced to petrochemical products, including plastics, resins, fibers, and foams; base chemicals and their derivatives, and primary petrochemical feedstocks. You will also review petrochemical chemistry, and learn about petrochemical economic drivers. Finally, you will learn about petrochemical manufacturing; including refinery and chemical processes, such as cat cracking, reforming, isomerization, steam cracking, and extraction.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe the petroleum value chain and the three petroleum industry segments.
- Identify characteristics of products made by the petrochemical industry.
- List three groups of primary chemicals and the base chemicals found in each group.
- Identify feedstocks used for petrochemical manufacturing.
- Identify organic chemistry compounds.
- Describe the characteristics of olefins that make them valuable to the petrochemical industry.
- Explain the effect isomers have on petrochemical production.
- Describe polymerization.
- Identify some derived chemicals by their distinguishing chemical attributes.
- Describe the factors that affect petrochemical economics.
- Describe the different refinery processes important to the petrochemical industry.
- Explain the role chemical processes play in petrochemical production.
- Describe the purpose and types of steam crackers.
- Identify the processes required to produce different base chemicals.
