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Fractional distillation is used to turn crude oil into petroleum, and then the products of that (petroleum is one of them) can be broken down into another more flowing substance using a process called cracking, normally done with aliminium oxide as a catalyst

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How to separate petrolium into fractions?

fractional distillation. you use the boiling point to separate petroleum into its different compounds. the order is asphalt, lubricating oil, jet fuel and diesel fuel, kerosene, and gasoline.


Explain how fractional distillation is used to separate petroleum into components?

you use metromorphism distillation to separate the fractions


How is a fractional distillation applied in the petroleum industry?

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Could settling be use to separate petroleum?

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What is the use of a fractional column?

It is used in a petroleum refinery to separate out the different hydrocarbons.


Why is crude oil separated by fractional distillation?

Petroleum is a mixture of various useful constituents and cannot be used directly,so to use it we have to seperate petroleum by a method called fractional distillation of petroleum.


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How do you obtain various fraction of petroleum?

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