chemistry of petroleum refining-1
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C hemistry of Petroleum Refining
Petroleum refining is the separation of petroleum into fractions and the subsequent treating of these fractions to yield marketable products.
A refinery is essentially a group of manufacturing plants which vary in number with the variety of products produced. Refinery processes must be selected an d pro ducts manufactured to give a balanced operation in which petroleum is converted into a variety of products in amounts that are in accord with the demand for each.
As the basic elements of crude oil, hydrogen and carbon form the main input into a refinery, combining into thousands of individual constituents, and the economic recovery of these constituents varies with the individual petroleum according to its particular individual qualities, and the processing facilities of a particular refinery.
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Table 1: History of Petroleum Refining Processes
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