Gasoline is commonly produced from which of the following processes?

Gasoline is commonly produced through the process of heating crude oil, also known as refining. In the refining process, crude oil is subjected to high temperatures, which allows it to be separated into different components based on their boiling points. This separation occurs in a distillation column where various fractions such as gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and other products are collected at different levels. The primary method for producing gasoline is indeed through this thermal treatment of crude oil.

While distillation is an important step in refining and is involved in the production of gasoline, it is not the sole process; therefore, focusing solely on distillation would overlook the larger context of crude oil treatment. Other methods, such as thermal cracking and catalytic cracking, are also part of the refining process that contribute to the production of gasoline from crude oil.

Chemical synthesis and biomass processing refer to different methods of producing fuels or chemicals from different raw materials, such as synthetic processes or renewable sources. However, these are not the conventional methods used for gasoline production, which is predominantly derived from crude oil through refining processes.