As crude oil is heated, it separates into different grades of fuel with different weights and boiling points, company officials said. The distillation tower is used to separate the different grades.

MIT researchers have developed a new membrane that separates various types of fuel by molecular size, potentially eliminating ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The tower internals market is estimated ... The expansion of the distillation towers of crude oil refineries is crucial for converting crude oil into ...

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 ...

Separating the complex mix of hydrocarbons found in crude oil is crucial for producing fuels and chemicals. It’s done today using energy-intensive distillation. Now researchers have developed a ...

The plaque commemorating the event at the Kier still location (now U.S. Steel Tower) reads: Near this site in the 1850s Samuel Kier constructed a cast-iron distillation unit for refining crude oil.

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 ...