Into the Outdoors
Refining Crude Oil
Season 1 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Unravel the complex chemistry and physics of how an oil refinery creates fuels.
Our ITO adventure team helps unravel the complex chemistry and physics of how a hi-tech oil refinery turns worthless heavy crude into the transportation fuels that drive and fly our society. You won't believe what they uncover in rearranging hydrocarbon molecules like Legos! They also explore the refinery's impacts on local air and water quality.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Into the Outdoors
Refining Crude Oil
Season 1 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Our ITO adventure team helps unravel the complex chemistry and physics of how a hi-tech oil refinery turns worthless heavy crude into the transportation fuels that drive and fly our society. You won't believe what they uncover in rearranging hydrocarbon molecules like Legos! They also explore the refinery's impacts on local air and water quality.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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