Fractional distillation of crude oil

ChemistryOrganic ChemistryAges 16–17

Crude oil is heated and fed into a fractionating tower: short-chain hydrocarbons with low boiling points rise to the top, while long-chain ones with high boiling points settle near the bottom. Set the furnace temperature and the crude oil composition to see which fraction each tray collects (gas, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heavy residue) and how the product ratios change.