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