Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language: Hydrocracking / Isomerization
PETROLEUM REFINING IN NONTECHNICAL LANGUAGE - SET
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Dr. William Leffler outlines the hydrocracking process and explains how this versatile unit in the refinery can easily produce various products like distillate and gasoline. Dr. Leffler then outlines isomerization, and explains how the isom plant converts normal paraffins to isoparaffins.
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