Basically, things are simple:
- Butane and propane gas, in the form of LPG (liquid petroleum gas), are going to be used for domestic requirements and in gas-fuelled vehicles;
- Petrol and diesel will be used as automobile fuels;
- Naphtha goes off to a petrochemical complex, where it undergoes amazing transformations;
- Kerosene will be consumed as aviation fuel;
- Diesel fuel will make our diesel car engines work;
- Domestic fuels will be used to keep us warm in the winter;
- Oils will be the base for all lubricants;
- Bitumen products will seal the roads.
But, for certain products that he is going to offer customers, the refiner will upgrade the fractions even further, beyond the processes of conversion and upgrading already discussed. He will carry out judicious blending of different products to arrive at a finished product of quality, respecting environmental norms. For example, for petrol, he will be able to mix petrol from direct distillation and catalytic reforming, and add ETBE and certain additives that are beneficial for engine-life and performance. Each petroleum company selling petrol, jealously guards the secrets of these substances!
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