Petroleum refining processes/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Petroleum refining processes.

Petroleum refining processes are those chemical engineering processes used in petroleum refineries to transform petroleum crude oil into useful products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline or petrol, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel oil and fuel oils.