Oil refining
concept · 1859 · Industrial Revolution
Separating and processing crude oil into fractions.
Principles and materials it uses
- Catalysis — uses. Cracking and reforming use catalysts.
- Distillation — uses. Distillation is the basis of oil refining.
- Fractional distillation — uses. Rectification columns.
- Oil cracking — uses. Cracking.
Where it is used
- Petrol — is used in. Petrol is a product of crude oil distillation.