Question

Give a detailed account of petroleum refining and explain the process of fractional distillation​

Answer 1

Answer:

Petroleum refining processes are the chemical engineering processes and other facilities used in petroleum refineries (also referred to as oil refineries) to transform crude oil into useful products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline or petrol, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel oil and fuel oils.[1][2][3]

Petroleum refineries are very large industrial complexes that involve many different processing units and auxiliary facilities such as utility units and storage tanks. Each refinery has its own unique arrangement and combination of refining processes largely determined by the refinery location, desired products and economic considerations.

Answer 2

Answer:

petroleum or crude oil is complex mixture it is separated into useful substance toward a process called petroleum refering

Explanation:

fractional distillation

Distillation separates crude oil into a variety of groups by boiling them until they vapourise