Petroleum separates {fractional distillation column}| at 500 C into distillate, which goes to a solvent extractor to make lubricating oil, grease, and wax. Petroleum separates at 250 C into gas and oil, which goes to a catalytic cracker to make fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, and diesel fuel. Petroleum separates at 170 C into kerosene. Petroleum separates at 100 C into heavy naphtha, which goes to a catalytic reformer to make gasoline. Petroleum separates at 65 C into naphtha for gasoline, propane and butane gas to make gasoline by alkylation, propylene and ethylene plastic in thermal cracker, and butadiene rubber by polymerization. Residue is asphalt and tar.
Burning used catalyst can remove residual hydrocarbons {chemical regenerator}|. Combusted gases heat a brick lattice that heats incoming air and fuel. Flow reverses regularly {heat regenerator}.
Hot oil and gas hydrocarbons from a petroleum fractional-distillation column can mix with catalyst to make shorter chains, which fractionally distill to make jet fuel, kerosene, and diesel fuel {catalytic cracker} {cracker, machine}|. Regenerator receives catalyst.
Oil wells {gusher}| can strike oil or gas.
Unbranched hydrocarbons {heavy naphtha} from petroleum fractional distillation column and/or catalytic cracker flow over heated catalyst {catalytic reformer} {reformer}|, to make branched hydrocarbons for gasoline. Catalyst goes to regenerator.
Petroleum distillate can make lubricating oil, grease, and wax {solvent extractor}|.
Ethylene plastic comes from gases from fractional petroleum distillation {thermal cracker}|.
Outline of Knowledge Database Home Page
Description of Outline of Knowledge Database
Date Modified: 2022.0225