Question

What is the name of the process by which the constituents of petroleum are separated from it?

Answer 1

1. Petroleum consists of complex compounds of hydrogen and carbon generally referred to as hydrocarbons.
2. The major derivatives of petroleum are obtained by the process called fractional distillation.
3. Fractional distillation uses the difference in boiling points of the petroleum derivatives to separate them.

Thus, the process by which the constituents of petroleum are separated from it is called “fractional distillation”.