Smolan, Kansas. Smolan is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 215.
Moghissi: Internal corrosion is one of many possible threats to a crude oil transmission pipeline that must be managed. It should be noted that crude oil by itself is not corrosive at pipeline conditions, but water can drop out of the crude oil and allow corrosion to occur where it accumulates. Water carried by heavy crude oils, including dilbit, does not significantly differ in corrosivity from water carried by other crudes.
Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons. These are separated into useful products, such as fuels, using a process called fractional distillation. The demand for short hydrocarbon molecules is greater than their supply in crude oil, so a reaction called cracking is used.Cracking converts long alkane molecules into shorter alkanes and alkenes, which are more useful. The exploitation of oil can damage the environment-for example, through oil spills.he demand for short hydrocarbon molecules is greater than their supply in crude oil, so a reaction called cracking is used. Cracking converts long alkane molecules into shorter alkanes and alkenes, which are more useful. The exploitation of oil can damage the environment-for example, through oil spills.