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06 Fawley Refinery and Petrochemical Plant
GASES
Atmospheric NAPHTHA
distillation
Isomerisation
30°C
JET Reforming
GAS OIL
Hydrofining
Vacuum distillation
HEAVY GAS OIL
ATMOSPHERIC RESIDUE
370°C
CRUDE OIL The heaviest material in the refinery is Vacuum ready for purification - principally sulphur
Tower Bottoms (VTB) or residue. It is
removal to meet product quality specifications
and environmental standards. This is done by
processed in the Residfiner which removes
impurities so that it can be used as additional Hydrofining, in which the unfinished products
feedstock for the FCCU. are fed into a heated, high pressure chamber
Reforming is the last conversion process. It containing hydrogen and a catalyst.
increases the octane number of petrol blend A further process, sulphur recovery, converts
components and generates hydrogen for use hydrogen sulphide to water and sulphur,
OIL in the refinery hydrofiners. The same length which is sold as a refinery byproduct.
carbon chains can have very different octane
numbers based on the shape of the chain. Chemical processes
Some of the products that come out of the
Straight chains, or paraffins, have a relatively refinery are transferred to the site’s major
low octane number, whilst rings, or aromatics, petrochemical plant. We also import butene
have high octane numbers. At high to the plant, which is stored in seven large
temperatures and in the presence of pressurised spheres, known as the
hydrogen, the catalyst will “reform” paraffins Seven Sisters.
into aromatics, hence the name catalytic
reforming. Some of the aromatics produced The raw materials pass through a series
are used at Fawley in the production of of complex processes to create a range
petrochemicals, such as plastics and fabrics. of chemicals that have a wide variety of
applications in the manufacturing industry.
Purification
Once crude oil has been through separation The main products manufactured at the
and conversion, the resulting products are plant are methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
GASES
Atmospheric NAPHTHA
distillation
Isomerisation
30°C
JET Reforming
GAS OIL
Hydrofining
Vacuum distillation
HEAVY GAS OIL
ATMOSPHERIC RESIDUE
370°C
CRUDE OIL The heaviest material in the refinery is Vacuum ready for purification - principally sulphur
Tower Bottoms (VTB) or residue. It is
removal to meet product quality specifications
and environmental standards. This is done by
processed in the Residfiner which removes
impurities so that it can be used as additional Hydrofining, in which the unfinished products
feedstock for the FCCU. are fed into a heated, high pressure chamber
Reforming is the last conversion process. It containing hydrogen and a catalyst.
increases the octane number of petrol blend A further process, sulphur recovery, converts
components and generates hydrogen for use hydrogen sulphide to water and sulphur,
OIL in the refinery hydrofiners. The same length which is sold as a refinery byproduct.
carbon chains can have very different octane
numbers based on the shape of the chain. Chemical processes
Some of the products that come out of the
Straight chains, or paraffins, have a relatively refinery are transferred to the site’s major
low octane number, whilst rings, or aromatics, petrochemical plant. We also import butene
have high octane numbers. At high to the plant, which is stored in seven large
temperatures and in the presence of pressurised spheres, known as the
hydrogen, the catalyst will “reform” paraffins Seven Sisters.
into aromatics, hence the name catalytic
reforming. Some of the aromatics produced The raw materials pass through a series
are used at Fawley in the production of of complex processes to create a range
petrochemicals, such as plastics and fabrics. of chemicals that have a wide variety of
applications in the manufacturing industry.
Purification
Once crude oil has been through separation The main products manufactured at the
and conversion, the resulting products are plant are methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
