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Petroleum Refining
Petroleum Refining
- Process of converting crude oil into high value products
- Most important refinery products are transportation fuels – gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel
- Other important products include liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), heating fuel, lubricating oil, wax, and asphalt
Crude Oil Constituents
Petroleum Refining
- Cracking
- Converts high molecular weight hydrocarbons to more useful, low molecular weight ones
- Reforming
- Increases branching of hydrocarbon chains
- Branched hydrocarbons have better burning characteristics for automobile engines