In this video, Fran Scott explains fractional distillation - the separation of crude oil into fractions. Crude oil is a finite resource; petrol and other fuels are produced from it using ...

The longest hydrocarbons have very high boiling points. They leave the column as a hot liquid called bitumen. Shorter hydrocarbon molecules have weaker intermolecular forces and lower boiling ...

Learn how crude oil is refined into diesel fuel ... followed by distillation to separate lighter fractions. Through cracking and treatment, the raw material is transformed into the reliable ...