Oil refinery
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Oil Refinery
Oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.
Pronunciation
- UK: /ˈɔɪl rɪˈfaɪnəri/
- US: /ˈɔɪl rɪˈfaɪnɛri/
Etymology
The term "oil refinery" is derived from the process of refining crude oil. The word "refinery" comes from the Latin word "refinare" which means "to purify".
Related Terms
- Crude oil: Unrefined petroleum, a naturally occurring, unrefined fossil fuel.
- Petroleum naphtha: A volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture.
- Gasoline: A transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines.
- Diesel fuel: A type of fuel derived from crude oil that is used in diesel engines.
- Asphalt base: The heaviest fraction of crude oil, used in road construction and roofing.
- Heating oil: A low viscosity, liquid petroleum product used as a fuel oil for furnaces or boilers in buildings.
- Kerosene: A flammable hydrocarbon oil, commonly used as fuel.
- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): A flammable hydrocarbon gas that is used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Oil refinery
- Wikipedia's article - Oil refinery
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