APPLICATION OF FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION

REFINING OF CRUDE OIL

Crude oil is a mixture of several substances with different boiling points.

These include, Crude oil consists of:--

- Petrol (0 - 65 degrees centigrade)

- Naphtha (65 - 170 degrees centigrade)

-Kerosene ( 170 - 250 degrees centigrade)

- Diesel oil (250 - 340 degrees centigrade)

-Lubricating oil (340 - 500 degrees centigrade)

- Fuel oil (over 500 degrees centigrade)

The fractions in crude oil are separated by fractional distillation.