C7: Fractional distillation and petrochemicals

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what is fractional distillation?
a process used to separate mixtures of substances with different boiling points
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what are the 4 steps of fractional distillation?
heating, evaporating, condensing, separating
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what can the fractions be processed to produce?
fuels and feedstock for the petrochemical industry
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what is feedstock?
a chemical used to make other chemicals
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what are examples of fuels produced from crude oil?
petrol, diesel oil, kerosene, heavy fuel oil
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examples of useful materials produced by the petrochemical industry
solvents, lubricants, polymers, detergents
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does a fractionating column go from hot down to cold, or cold down to hot?
cold down to hot