1.6 alkanes Flashcards
Fd is a physical process that involves….
Splitting weak vdw between molecules
Petroleum fraction
Mixture of hydrocarbons with a similar chain length and boiling point range
Vacuum distillation
Lowers pressure over liqud which lowers it’s boiling point
Cracking
A chemical process that involved splitting strong covalent bonds to split up hydrocarbon molecules
Thermal cracking
High pressure and temperature, mainly alkenes, bonds broken anywhere
Catalytic cracking
Low pressure, high temperature, zeolite catalyst, cheaper
Removing SO2 from furnaces
Flue gas desulfurization neutralises it by adding calcium oxide
Unburnt hydrocarbons
Smog
CO + NO
CO2 + N2
Alkane + NO
CO2 + N2 + H2O
Catalytic converters
Platinum, rhodium, larger surface area that allows gas molecules to adsorb and form weak bonds, react, and then desorb
Greenhouses gases trap…
Earths radiated infrared energy on the atmosphere