The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a (A) Blending component for kerosene (B) Blending component for petrol (C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit (D) None of these

The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit
is as a
(A) Blending component for kerosene
(B) Blending component for petrol
(C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
(D) None of these
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(C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
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