Description

Petroleum originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Although its use has been proven in very early civilisations, it did not come into widespread use until the beginning of the last century. Namely, after the first wells were drilled and put into production.

Oil refining comprises a collection of processes that convert crude oil into a range of semi-finished and finished products. Oil production, oil refining and the numbers of applications of the products have undergone a stormy development. All this is to extract oil as efficiently and economically as possible and convert it into desired products.

The lecture outlines the development of oil refining and how technology and catalysis went and still go hand in hand. Some processes are explained in more detail. Changing requirements regarding quantity and quality of products, economic framework conditions, environmental requirements and challenges for the future will be discussed

10.30 h Reception with coffee/tea
11.00 h Lecture by ir. F.J.H. Baars
11.45 h Break
12.15 h Continuation of lecture with concluding discussion
12.45 h End of meeting

Speaker(s)

Fred Baars graduated from TH Delft, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in 1980. After a career with Shell as a process technologist, he worked for UOP (a licensor) for several years. Since 1998, he has worked at the engineering firm Fluor in Haarlem. There, as Director Process Engineering, he is involved in studies and projects in the field of oil refining

Location

Science Centre, Mijnbouwstraat 120, Delft

Organiser

History of Technology

Histechnica

Name and contact details for information

Further information from L.A. Hissink at the e-mail address below.

hissinkla@planet.nl