Heavy oils and residua, once little used as refinery feedstocks, are now the norm. These unconventional feedstocks present special challenges to the petroleum industry, especially in reducing the inherently high yields of coke. This chapter is a review of the occurrence and properties of heavy oils and residua and also reviews current and future options for refining these materials.
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