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This is the chemistry behind every barrel.
Crude oil It’s a mixture of hydrocarbons, from light methane (CH₄) to heavy C20+ molecules.
In a refinery distillation :
• Light molecules rise. Natural gas, LPG, gasoline.
• Mid-range chains condense in the middle. Kerosene, jet fuel, diesel.
• Heavy long chains stay lower. Lube oils, fuel oil, residuals.
The longer the carbon chain, the higher the boiling point.
The higher the boiling point, the heavier the product.
From C1 to C22+, the refinery separates value by physics.
Temperature becomes money.
Every liter of fuel is a controlled sorting of molecules by boiling point.
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