The longest hydrocarbons have very high boiling points. They leave the column as a hot liquid called bitumen. Shorter hydrocarbon molecules have weaker intermolecular forces and lower boiling ...

Crude oil can be separated into different fractions using fractional distillation. Combustion of fuels and the fire triangle A variety of fuels undergo combustion, and the products made can be ...

We will now introduce a third example which is based closely on a real process a small-scale fractional distillation of an organic mixture ... depending on their viscosity. The crude feed passes ...