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No, crude oil is a mixture of many components that can be separated using distillation. Filtration only removes small amounts of impurities based on particle size, but does not actually separate.

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What is the role of a refinery console operator?

Process crude oil through atmospheric towers, vacuum towers, hydrofiners, crude light ends units, hydroformers, & gerbitol units using TDC-2000 to view operations and make adjustments in pressures, levels, temperatures, & flows to meet product specifications for customers.


How do you remove wax from crude oil?

Wax is not removed from crude oil until it reaches the refinery. Several processes allow for the removal of wax from crude oil. In many cases the wax is not removed at all, but sent as residue to be broken down thermally in a coking unit or visbreaking unit. Other options include solvent dewaxing which involves adding a large amount of solvent in a ratio of 3:1 to 12:1 to remove the wax in a heavier product known as pitch. Solvent dewaxing is a dated process, and today wax removal is more commonly accomplished by using a catalyst at high temperature and pressure to isomerize the waxy "paraffin" molecules into more usable products (isoparaffins). Isoparaffins have a better viscosity index than paraffin and are typically used as lubricating oils for engines, turbines, etc.


How is polypropylene made from oil?

Polypropylene is made from oil through a process called polymerization. First, crude oil is refined to produce propylene gas, which is derived from naphtha or natural gas. The propylene undergoes a polymerization process, often using catalysts, to link the monomer units together and form long polymer chains, resulting in polypropylene. This versatile plastic can then be molded into various products used across different industries.


What is q line distillation?

It sounds like you are asking about calculating theoretical stages for distillation of a binary mixture using the McCabe-Thiele method, which includes calculation of the q line from the composition of the feed. The parameter q is the mole fraction of liquid in the feed and the slope of the q-line is q / (q - 1). The q line passes through the point defining the composition of the feed on the x=y line drawn on the diagram. For more details on the McCabe-Thiele method, see the attached link.


Natural gas dehydration using triethylene glycol?

Yes dehydration of neutral gas is using triethlene glycol (TEG) because TEG is the best water vapor absorbent.

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How crude oil is separated into useful fraction?

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How fast are you using crude oil?

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How is sieving used in a science lab?

its not sieving actually it is filteration,when we want to separate solid particles from our sample,we filter it by using filter paper..


What is crude bomb?

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Is it possible to meet energy resources using crude oil?

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