chapter 1　american refinery industry development　1.1　petroleum prior to the modern era　1.2　technological change and energy transition　1.3　the u. s. petroleum refining industry　1.4　the development of refining industry and petroleum productschapter 2　petroleum refining processes　2.1　introduction to petroleum　2.2　petroleum composition　2.3　petroleum refining　2.4　downstream processingchapter 3　primary refining　3.1　distilling　3.2　vacuum flashing　3.3　recovery of aromatics and desulphurisationchapter 4　secondary refining　4.1　catalytic cracking (1)　4.2　catalytic cracking (2)　4.3　catalytic reforming　4.4　hydrocracking　4.5　alkylationchapter 5　oil refinery products and petrochemicals　5.1　oil refinery products (1)　5.2　oil refinery products (2)　5.3　petrochemicals　5.4　synthetic organic chemicalschapter 6　oil refining and environmental protection　6.1　refining contamination (1)　6.2　refining contamination (2)　6.3　consuming contamination　6.4　chemical product contaminationchinese translation and key to the exercisesreferences