Learning on ScreenPrinciples of Refining (2 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Part 1: Distillation, the principal separation carried out at refineries, separating hydrocarbon molecules of both crude oil and partially defined fractions.
Part 2: The ‘cracking’ process - reducing the molecular size of hydrocarbons, and ‘reforming’ the chemical bonds in molecules. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1989
- Availability
- Out of distribution
- Uses
- GCSE students.*
- Subjects
- Chemistry; Technology
- Keywords
- organic chemistry; petroleum engineering; petroleum industries
Sections
- Title
- Physical separation
- Synopsis
- Part 1: Distillation, the principal separation carried out at refineries, separating hydrocarbon molecules of both crude oil and partially defined fractions.
- Title
- Chemical conversion
- Synopsis
- Part 2: The 'cracking' process - reducing the molecular size of hydrocarbons, and 'reforming' the chemical bonds in molecules.
Production Company
- Name
Shell Video Library
- Contact
- Jane Poynor
- jane.poynor@shell.com
- Phone
- 020 7934 3318
- Fax
- 020 7934 4918
- Address
- PAC/231
Shell Centre
London
SE1 7NA
Distributor
- Name
Shell Film Services
- Contact
- Jane Poynor
- Filmservices@Shell.com
- Web
- http://www.shell.com/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shell International
Creative Solutions
Shell Centre
London
SE1 7NA - Notes
- The Shell Film Unit collection has been deposited in the BFI’s National Film & Video Archive
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