Higher boiling fractions like atmospheric residue is distilled under vacuum at low temperature because at high temperature, there is a tendency of the predominance of ____________________?

Correct answer: C. Coking

  • A. Thermal cracking
  • B. Gum formation
  • C. Coking
  • D. Discoloration

Explanation

Vacuum lowers boiling temperatures so heavy fractions can be distilled without severe thermal damage. At higher temperatures, residue increasingly undergoes carbon-forming reactions that produce coke.

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