middle distillates
The term “middle distillates” is assigned to petroleum products obtained in the “middle” boiling range from about 180°C–360°C during the process of crude oil distillation. They are also called middle distillates because the products are removed at mid-height in the distillation tower during the multi-stage process of thermal separation.
They are drained from the column in side steams as two primary fractions from which sales products with defined properties are cut:
- Gasoil – heating oil (kerosene), diesel and jet fuel
- Heavy gasoil – heating oil and diesel fuel
The finished petroleum products are created through further refining processes and blending various components (hydrocarbon blend stocks ranging from butane to heavy naphtha) which could have different compositions depending on the crude oil selected.
The average yield of middle distillates is about 40% of the volume of crude oil; taking into account gasoil produced from breaking the hydrocarbon chains of residual fuels through catalytic or thermal cracking. This percentage has significantly increased over the decades in tandem with the advancement of technology.
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