Understanding Refinery Units – A Complete Guide to Modern Refineries

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the key process units found in a typical petroleum refinery. Designed with simple explanations and real-world relevance, it walks learners through each major unit—from crude oil distillation to advanced treatment and conversion processes.

Whether you’re a student, a working professional, or just curious about how crude oil is transformed into fuels and chemicals, this course provides a clear and structured understanding of modern refining operations.

🎓 What Will You Learn? (5 Major Learnings)

• Understand the complete refinery flow process and the role of each unit in converting crude oil into usable products.

• Gain knowledge about distillation, cracking, reforming, treating, and desulfurization units.

• Learn the difference and application of units like Isomerization, Alkylation, and Merox.

• Understand how gas treating and sulfur recovery work in refinery environments.

• Build a strong foundation in refinery configurations, process goals, and interdependencies.

📚 Course Content / Modules Covered:

• Introduction to Refineries

• Crude Oil Distillation Unit (CDU)

• Naphtha Hydrotreater / Hydrodesulfurization (HDS)

• Catalytic Reforming (CCR)

• Alkylation Unit

• Isomerization Unit

• Jet Fuel Merox Unit

• LPG Merox Treating Unit

• Amine Gas Treater

• Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)

• Delayed Coking