The first stage in the petroleum refining process is separating the crude oil into various components called "fractions". The crude oil is fed into a distillation column, shown below, where the differences in boiling points of the different...
The second stage in the petroleum process is treating various hydrocarbon streams (naptha, kerosene, distillate, gas oil, etc.) to remove contaminants such as organic compounds (containing sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen), dissolved metals and...
Petroleum conversion is the final step in the petroleum refining process. Petroleum conversion can be broken down into three separate chemical processes: Decomposition, Alteration, and Unification. Decomposition processes involve the use of...
