Asked by jena
Which separation method is used in refining oil?
Responses
chromatography
chromatography
simple distillation
simple distillation
filtration
filtration
fractional distillation
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Fractional distillation.
Crude oil is separated in a fractionating column where components vaporize and condense at different heights according to their boiling points. Simple distillation isn’t effective for many components with similar boiling points, chromatography is impractical for large-scale bulk separation, and filtration only removes solids.
Crude oil is separated in a fractionating column where components vaporize and condense at different heights according to their boiling points. Simple distillation isn’t effective for many components with similar boiling points, chromatography is impractical for large-scale bulk separation, and filtration only removes solids.
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