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Is the refining process flexible enough to do that? I was under the impression that refining is more of a separation process so the amount of each petroleum product you get is already determined by the petroleum you have before you even start the process.


There's all sorts of processes used to convert stuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracking_(chemistry)


You can crack the fuel to go from heavier to lighter grade, and use Fischer-Tropsch process to go the other way.




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