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Dr. William L. Leffler takes you inside the refinery to explain how crude oil is separated into its key components through distillation. He then introduces vacuum flashing, showing how refiners further separate heavier fractions to maximize product recovery.
Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language: Distilling / Vacuum Flashing
Dr. William Leffler takes you into the refinery, and illustrates the process of separating the various components within crude oil using a process called distillation. He then explains how refiners further separate the components of crude through vacuum flashing.
