Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Crude Oil Fractions



Crude oil is a mixture of thousands of different organic compounds with different properties. Before crude oil can be used, these compounds must be sorted into batches of compounds with similar properties. Each of these batches, or fractions, has specific uses.










The table below shows the demand for different fractions of North Sea oil in summer and winter, along with common uses of each fraction.


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