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Refining is the
process of
purification of a (1)
substance or a (2) form. The term is
usually used of a
natural resource that is
almost in a
usable form...
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Chinese were
among the
first civilizations to
refine oil. As
early as the
first century, the
Chinese were
refining crude oil for use as an
energy source. Between...
- In metallurgy,
refining consists of
purifying an
impure metal. It is to be
distinguished from
other processes such as
smelting and
calcining in that those...
- In
common usage, salt is a
mineral composed primarily of
sodium chloride (NaCl). When used in food,
especially in
granulated form, it is more formally...
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Refining is the
removal of
bubbles from the
molten gl****.
Alternatively the term "Fining" is used, in this case, "
refining"
refers to the
chemical processes...
- two most
notable of
these were Innovene, the
olefins and
derivatives and
refining subsidiary of BP, in
October 2005 for $9 billion, and ICI's
commodity chemicals...
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refinancing might be
referred to as debt restructuring. A loan (debt)
might be
refinanced for
various reasons: To take
advantage of a
better interest rate (a reduced...
- of a
group of
chemical engineering unit
processes and unit
operations refining certain materials or
converting raw
material into
products of value. Different...
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merged with
Conoco to form ConocoPhillips. The
merged company spun off its
refining, chemical, and
retail ****ets –
known in the oil
industry as downstream...
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Western Refining, Inc., is a Texas-based
Fortune 200 and
Global 2000
crude oil
refiner and
marketer operating primarily in the Southwestern, North-Central...
