Glossary

Crude oil is described as a mixture of thousands of chemicals and compounds, primarily hydrocarbons Crude . . . Read More

Hydrocarbonpertains to chemical compounds composed of various combinations of hydrogen and carbon atoms. . . . Read More

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, smelly, yellow-to-black liquid consisting of a complex mixture of . . . Read More

Flexicoking. Is described as a thermal cracking process which converts heavy hydrocarbons such as crude . . . Read More

Diesel is a petroleum-based fuel which is burned in engines ignited by compression rather than sparkcommonly . . . Read More

Absorber: In the industrial context, an absorber is a device or system used to remove or absorb a particular . . . Read More

Asphalt is described as a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons and other materials . . . Read More

A gasoline is a petroleum fuel, used to power cars, trucks, lawn mowers, etc In the context of the environment, . . . Read More

Petroleum distillates, also called hydrocarbons or petrochemicals, refer to a broad range of compounds . . . Read More

Delayed coking refers to a process by which heavier crude oil fractions can be thermally decomposed under . . . Read More