Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCM 308 — Petroleum Products

PCM department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• identify end use products of petroleum refinery process
• discuss the importance of physico-chemical properties and applications of petroleum products
• describe various additives used in petroleum products and their importance; and
• explain petroleum product specifications and significance, and therefore be conversant with adulterated products through property specification(s)

Course contents

Production and uses of various petroleum products (e.g. Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural Gas, Refinery Gas, Naphtha, Gasoline, Aviation Fuel, Kerosene, Diesel fuel, Lubricants etc); Importance of physico-chemical properties of the products to their applications; Various additives used in petroleum products and their importance.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCM 308.

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