Why are fractions containing large alkanes cracked?
Why are fractions containing large alkanes cracked? Fractions containing large hydrocarbon molecules are heated to vaporise them. Cracking produces a mixture of smaller alkanes and alkenes. This helps to meet the demand for the more useful fractions and to increase profit. How is crude oil split into fractions? Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into simpler, more useful fractions. A fraction of crude oil is a group of hydrocarbon molecules of similar size with similar boiling points . Their similar boiling points mean that they can be separated by fractional distillation. Why is porcelain used in cracking? As...