Components of Crude Oil
a) Light Distillates:
i) Naphtha - Made into gasoline/petrochemicalsii) Kerosene
b) Middle distillatesi) Light gas oil - made into jet/diesel furnace fuelsii)Heavy gas oil - further processing to produce naphtha and other products
c)Residue - further processed into refinery fuels, heavy fuel oil, waxes, greases asphalts [the lighter the stuff the higher the price]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Components of crude oil — Crude oil is essentially a mixture of many different hydrocarbons, all of varying lengths and complexities. In order to separate the individual components that make up the raw natural resource, the crude oil must be fractionally distillated so… … Wikipedia
Crude Oil — A naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline, diesel and various forms of petrochemicals. Although it is often called black gold, crude… … Investment dictionary
topped crude — noun Etymology: topped from past participle of top (III) : crude petroleum that has been treated (as by distillation) to remove some of its lighter components * * * topped crude noun Crude oil after some of its lighter constituents have been… … Useful english dictionary
reduced crude — A residual product remaining after the removal by distillation of an apprciable quantity of the more volative components of crude oil … Petroleum refining glossary
topped crude — A residual product remaining after the removal, by distillation or other artificial means, of an appreciable quantity of the more volatile components of crude petroleum … Petroleum refining glossary
weathered crude — Crude petroleum which, owing to evaporation and other natural causes during storage and handling, has lost an appreciable quantity of its more volatile components … Petroleum refining glossary
Atmospheric crude oil distillation — The refining process of separating crude oil components at atmospheric pressure by heating to temperatures of about 600 degrees to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (depending on the nature of the crude oil and desired products) and subsequent condensing… … Energy terms
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
Oil — For other uses, see Oil (disambiguation). An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile… … Wikipedia
Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea … Wikipedia
