Self Assessment Checklist
Fuels and Crude Oil | I can do this! | ||
(a) | Name natural gas, mainly methane, and petroleum as sources of energy. | ||
(b)
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Describe petroleum as a mixture of hydrocarbons and its separation into useful fractions by fractional distillation. | ||
(c) | Name the following fractions and state their uses | ||
(i) | petrol (gasoline) as a fuel in cars, | ||
(ii) | naphtha as the feedstock and main source of hydrocarbons used for the production of a wide range of organic compounds in the petrochemical industry, | ||
(iii) | paraffin (kerosene) as a fuel for heating and cooking and for aircraft engines, | ||
(iv) | diesel as a fuel for diesel engines, | ||
(v) | lubricating oils as lubricants and as a source of polishes and waxes, | ||
(vi) | bitumen for making road surfaces. | ||
(d) | Describe the issues relating to the competing uses of oil as an energy source and as a chemical feedstock. |