How Crude Oil Becomes Diesel
In short: How a refinery turns crude oil into diesel: separating hydrocarbons by boiling point, cracking heavy molecules with hydrogen and a catalyst, and removing sulfur to meet fuel standards.
A 2:08 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Oil and petroleum products explained in depth”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Today in Energy, July 5, 2012, “Crude oil distillation and the definition of refinery capacity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Petroleum refining - Vacuum Distillation, Fractional Distillation, Cracking | Britannica”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), “Diesel Fuel Standards and Rulemakings | US EPA”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica”; BBC Bitesize (BBC), “Fractional distillation of crude oil - Crude oil - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - Cambridge OCR 21st Century - BBC Bitesize”; Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ERS), “U.S. Bioenergy Statistics | Economic Research Service”; IEA Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programme (AMF), “AMF”.
Sources used in this film
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Oil and petroleum products explained in depth · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Today in Energy, July 5, 2012 — Crude oil distillation and the definition of refinery capacity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Petroleum refining - Vacuum Distillation, Fractional Distillation, Cracking | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) — Diesel Fuel Standards and Rulemakings | US EPA · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- BBC Bitesize (BBC) — Fractional distillation of crude oil - Crude oil - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - Cambridge OCR 21st Century - BBC Bitesize · View →
- Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ERS) — U.S. Bioenergy Statistics | Economic Research Service · View →
- IEA Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programme (AMF) — AMF · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Oil and petroleum products explained in depth - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Crude oil distillation and the definition of refinery capacity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Petroleum refining - Vacuum Distillation, Fractional Distillation, Cracking | Britannica
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA): Diesel Fuel Standards and Rulemakings | US EPA
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: BBC Bitesize (BBC): Fractional distillation of crude oil - Crude oil - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - Cambridge OCR 21st Century - BBC Bitesize
- Also: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ERS): U.S. Bioenergy Statistics | Economic Research Service
- Also: IEA Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programme (AMF): AMF
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