Refining Process | AFPM

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The most complex refineries add ___, more ___, and more ___ in addition to basic and mid level refinery capacities.

  • coking
  • hydrotreating
  • hydrocracking

Refining separates crude oil into components used for a variety of purposes, from ___ ___ to ___.

  • high-performance fuels
  • plastics

The refining process begins with what material?

crude oil
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Crude oil is composed of thousands of different chemical compounds called ___, all with different boiling points.

hydrocarbons

A typical crude oil may begin to boil at 104° F to produce petroleum gas used for ___ and making ___, and finish at boiling at greater than 1112° F to produces residuals such as petroleum ___, ___, and ___.

  • heating
  • plastics
  • coke
  • asphalt
  • tar

Crude oil is generally described as ___ or ___ according to its sulfur content and ___ or ___ according to it's API Gravity.

  • sweet or sour
  • heavy or light

API Gravity Index =

  • a relative measure of weight
  • the lower the number, the heavier the material
  • the higher the number, the lighter the material.
  • expressed in degrees API (e.g. 1° API)

As a general rule of thumb:

Heavy Crude < ___° API > Light Crude

30° API

If crude contains sizable amount of sulfur or sulfur compounds, it is called ___. If it has little to no sulfur, it is ___.

  • sour
  • sweet

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