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Fractional Distillation

What is
Fractional
Distillation?

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What is
crude oil?

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Hydrocarbons which are
produced

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Origin

What do we do with the substances produced from fractional distillation?

Feedstock             Products
Methane
(Natural Gas)     Fertilizers, Polyethylene

Ethylene            Plastics, Explosives

Propylene          Synthetic, Rubber
Rayon

Butylene             Vinyl Polystyrene

Naphthene            Nylon Dyes
                          Dacron Drugs
                         Teflon Antifreeze

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