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About Refining
Summary About Refining
Crude oil is refined to obtain transportation fuels and a range of useful products for various industries, especially the chemical industry. Spotlight on refining processes.
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Why Crude Oil Needs to be Refined
Crude oilOil that has not been refined. needs to be refined in order to transform it into a range of useful products for industry and consumers.
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The Three Stages of Refining
Crude oilOil that has not been refined. needs to be processed before it can be used (See Close-Up: "Why Crude Oil Needs to be Refined"). Three major types of operation are performed to refine the oil into finished products: separation, conversion and treatingTreating is all of the refining processes intended to remove unwanted compounds (contaminants)... .
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