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Distillation is the separation of different fractions of a component. This is usually done by heating the component and removing the fractions based upon their boiling points. An example of this could be distillation (or fractionation) of crude oil into different fractions such as heating oil, diesel, jet fuel, naphtha (a component of gasoline), or asphalt. All of these components have specific boiling points and therefore their separation from the crude oil can be closely controlled.

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