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==Main Processing Units of Refineries - Treatment==

* [[Petroleum refining processes#The crude oil distillation unitThe_crude_oil_distillation_unit|Crude Oil Distillation unit]]: Distills the incoming crude oil into various fractions for further processing in other units.

* [[Vacuum distillation]] unit: Further distills the residue oil from the bottom of the crude oil distillation unit. The vacuum distillation is performed at a pressure well below atmospheric pressure.

* [[Hydrodesulfurization|Naphtha hydrotreater]] unit: Uses [[hydrogen]] to desulfurize the [[petroleum naphtha|naphtha]] fraction from the crude oil distillation or other units within the refinery.