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Showing posts with label Petroleum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Petroleum. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

What are side products of petroleum distillation?

There are no side products from petroleum distillation.  All parts of a barrel of oil that go through a distillation unit are used to make products.


Side products of petroleum distillation

Side products of petroleum distillation

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

The Distillation of Petroleum

Distillation of Petroleum
Distillation of Petroleum
The Distillation of Petroleum

(a) This is a diagram of a distillation column used for separating petroleum fractions.

(b) Petroleum fractions condense at different temperature, depending on the number of carbon atoms in the molecules, and are drawn off from the column. The most volatile components (those with the lowest boiling points) condense at the top of the column, and the least volatile (those with the highest boiling points) condense at the bottom.