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Diesel fuel powers many vehicles around the world. Here's what it takes to make it, from getting oil out of the ground to refining it properly.
Currently the typical way that crude oil is processed involves a fractional distillation column, in which heated crude oil is separated into the various hydrocarbon compounds using distinct boiling… ...
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Diesel and gasoline are alike due to giving vehicles fuel to run. However, the similarities stop there. Here is a guide to better understand their differences.
IN his preface Prof. Young says that he wrote this book in the hope that the solution of the difficulties of fractional distillation might be rendered easier. He has written an eminently practical ...
This video explains fractional distillation - the separation of crude oil into fractions.
This article was originally published with the title “Laboratory Apparatus for Fractional Distillation” in SA Supplements Vol. 25 No. 628supp (January 1888), p. 10035 doi:10.1038 ...
This system creates the foundation of Ultra Short Path Distillation by making the entire system more compact while providing more flexibility in the type of fractional distillation performed with it.
Fractional distillation is also used by the pharmaceutical and food industries. Distillation towers are usually the tallest and most highly visible features in photos of refineries and process plants.
Fractional-distillation facilities are typically located near major industrial facilities in urban areas. Because pharmaceutical manufacturing is labor intensive, many facilities are located in lower ...
This article was originally published with the title “New Apparatus for Fractional Distillation” in SA Supplements Vol. 37 No. 965supp (June 1894), p. 15419 doi:10.1038 ...