They are highly volatile and therefore extremely flammable. The shortest hydrocarbons have very low boiling points. They do not condense, but leave the column in the gas state.

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 ...

Examples are the separation of crude oil into components, such as gasoline, kerosene, and diesel fuel; the separation of raw natural gas into methane, ethane, propane, butanes, and natural gasoline; ...

A mixture of gases derived as by-product from the distillation of crude oil and the processing of oil products in refineries and the chemical industry. The mixture consists mainly of hydrogen, methane ...

Favorable oil prices are supporting exploration and production activities, leading to increased upstream operations. This is ...

The global conventional refining industry is set to expand considerably from 2025 to 2030, fuelled by increasing energy ...