Laboratory Distillation of Crude Oil
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Reconstruction showing the role of the fractionating tower.
Experiment in a laboratory replicating the distillation of crude oil in a fractionating tower - as the temperature rises different fractions are burnt off with different applications. 1st and 2nd fraction lead to petrol production, 3rd fraction makes paraffin and plastic, etc.
From: GCSE Bitesize Revision: Science : Chemistry
First Broadcast : 27 March 2008
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 9-11,14-16
Subject : Chemistry, Science
Topic : Changing materials
Keywords : Products from oil, Crude, Fractionating tower, Oil distillation, Fractional distillation,
Notes : Use clip to back up the theory of distillation. This demonstration is banned in schools, so clip is useful as an illustration. Also useful for applied science; topic - science in action.
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