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๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ โ›ฝ โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿš› ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿงช โš™๏ธ Interactive STEM Adventure The Great

Refinery Run From Crude to Consumer โ€”

guide oil through every step of the refinery! ๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ โ†’ ๐Ÿญ โ†’ โ›ฝ โ†’ ๐Ÿš› ๐Ÿš€ Start the Run!

Phase 1: Extraction โ˜€๏ธ โ˜๏ธ ๐ŸŸค ๐ŸŸค ๐ŸŸค ๐ŸŸค ๐ŸŸค Storage Tank โ†’ To Refinery Tap the pump jack, the tank, or the button to extract crude oil! Pump to Refinery! (0/5)

Phase 1b: The Desalter Crude oil has salty water in it! Zap the salt ๐Ÿง‚ and water ๐Ÿ’ง before they escape the grid! But don't zap the oil โšซ๏ธ! Grid powering up... To Distillation Tower! Restart Desalter

Phase 2: Distillation Inside the tower, crude oil gets heated and separates by weight! Choose a product path: LPG ๐Ÿ’จ

(Top - Lightest) Naphtha ๐Ÿงช Jet Fuel โœˆ๏ธ Diesel ๐Ÿš› Resid ๐Ÿชจ

(Bottom - Heaviest)

Phase 3: Hydrotreating We need to clean the sulfur out! Send to Processing!

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