Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language: Distilling / Vacuum Flashing
PETROLEUM REFINING IN NONTECHNICAL LANGUAGE - SET
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18m
Dr. William Leffler takes you into the refinery, and illustrates the process of separating the various components within crude oil using a process called distillation. He then explains how refiners further separate the components of crude through vacuum flashing.
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