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Fractional distillation ( i think)

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Q: What method of separation is used in the refinery to separate crude oil into its constituents such as petrol kerosene diesel?
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How work cryogenic air separation plant?

air moisture free remove CO2 water vapour cooled air entered cryogenic unit . air cooled up to lowest temp. air making form liquid. after cooled up to -180- -195oc air separation started o2 separate up to boiling point . N2 separate -195oc.after separation o2 &N2 heat exchange to entered air. &making pure liquid form


Uses of simple distillation?

Distillation is a method in chemistry to separate substances from a mixture according to their level of vitality. some examples of distillation are alcohol distillery, distilled water, production of gasoline, paraffin, kerosene etc.


What is the mechanisms responsible for the separation of cream by disc bowl centrifugation?

Separating cream uses a device called a separator. The separator uses a mechanism called a worm gear that, when turned either manually or automatically, causes the separator to spin fast enough to separate the milk into cream.


What is HFO?

Heavy Fuel Oil is what if refereed to as the heavies, is the long chain hydrocarbons in crude that can not be distilled at 350 F. The products includes greases, waxes, plastics, asphalts, tar etc. The HFO can be further process to separate the different products or can be cracked, a process that breaks the long chain hydrocarbons in to shorter chain hydrocarbons and distilled into LNG, gasoline, diesel, kerosene etc.


What are the disadvantages of using water as a hydrogen fuel source?

It takes more energy to separate the hydrogen than we can get at the end.

Related questions

How do you separate the constituents of liquid air?

The process of air constituents separation is called cryogenic distillation.


What does crude oil separate into?

bitumen, fuel oil, lubricating oil, diesel, kerosene, naphtha, petrol, refinery gas


How will you separate water kerosene and sand from their mixture?

- Sand is separated by filtration- Kerosene is separated by decantation (or with a special separation funnel) from water


How can you separate kerosene oil and water?

You could use the separation techniques of either distillation or a centrifuge.


What is the base word of separation?

The base word of separation is "separate."


Why do you need to separate mixtures in to their constituents?

to pure them


How can separate petrol from kerosene?

fractional distillation


What do you depend on to separate a mixture?

You depend on the physical state of the constituents to separate a mixture


What fossil fuel is cleaned and separated at a special factory called a refinery?

crude oil processed in a refinery to separate it into its usable components.


What fossil fuel it is cleaned and separated at a special factory called a refinery?

crude oil processed in a refinery to separate it into its usable components.


What fossil fuel is clean and separated at a special factory call a refinery?

crude oil processed in a refinery to separate it into its usable components.


Can distillation be us to separate water and kerosene?

yes