atmospheric distillation

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• atmospheric distillation unit — abbr. ADU The Atmospheric Distillation Unit separates most of the lighter end products such as gas, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil from the crude oil. The bottoms of the ADU is then sent to the VDU (vacuum distillation unit) …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Distillation unit — (atmospheric)   The primary distillation unit that processes crude oil (including mixtures of other hydrocarbons) at approximately atmospheric conditions. It includes a pipe still for vaporizing the crude oil and a fractionation tower for… …   Energy terms

• Distillation — Distiller and Distillery redirect here. For other uses, see Distiller (disambiguation) and Distillery (disambiguation). For other uses, see Distillation (disambiguation). Laboratory display of distillation: 1: A heating device 2: Still pot 3:… …   Wikipedia

• distillation — distillatory /di stil euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, distillative /di stil euh tiv/, adj. /dis tl ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed… …   Universalium

• distillation — 1. The general process of vaporizing liquids, crude oil, or one of its fractions in a closed vessel, collecting and condensing the vapors into liquids. Commercial forms of distillation in petroleum refining are crude, atmospheric, vacuum, rerun,… …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Atmospheric crude oil distillation —   The refining process of separating crude oil components at atmospheric pressure by heating to temperatures of about 600 degrees to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (depending on the nature of the crude oil and desired products) and subsequent condensing… …   Energy terms

• Vacuum distillation — At atmospheric pressure, dimethyl sulfoxide boils at 189°C. Under a vacuum, it distills off into the connected receiver at only 70°C. Vacuum distillation is a method of distillation whereby the pressure above the liquid mixture to be distilled is …   Wikipedia

• vacuum distillation unit — abbr. VDU The Vacuum Distillation Unit takes the residuum from the ADU (atmospheric distillation unit) and separates the heavier end products such as vacuum gas oil, vacuum distillate, slop wax, and residue …   Petroleum refining glossary

• vacuum distillation — distillation under reduced pressure to avoid the decomposition which might occur at atmospheric pressure …   Medical dictionary

• Vacuum distillation —   Distillation under reduced pressure (less the atmospheric) which lowers the boiling temperature of the liquid being distilled. This technique with its relatively low temperatures prevents cracking or decomposition of the charge stock.   U.S.… …   Energy terms

• Steam distillation — is a special type of distillation (a separation process) for temperature sensitive materials like natural aromatic compounds.Many organic compounds tend to decompose at high sustained temperatures. Separation by normal distillation would then not …   Wikipedia