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4(b) Crude Oil Flashcards

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1
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Crude Oil

A

Mixture of hydrocarbons

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How is crude oil seperated?

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Fractional Distillation seperates crude oil into fractions

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Trends in Fractionating Column (as yu go down the column)

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Molecule size, temperature, viscocity, colour INCREASE

Volatility, flammability DECREASE

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Order of Fractionating Column

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Refinery Gases
Gasoline
Kerosene
Diesel
Fuel oil
Bitumen

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Uses of Refinery Gases

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Domestic Heating
Never condense (removed as vapour)

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Uses of Gasoline

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Petrol for cars

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Uses of Kerosene

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Fuel for aircrafts

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Uses of Diesel

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Fuel for some cars

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Uses of Fuel Oil

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Industrial oil

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Uses of Bitumen

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Road Construction
(never reaches its boiling point -> drained off)

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How does a fractionating column work?

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If a substance is above its boiling point, it will move up the column until the temp. lowers, where it will condense

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Fuel

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A substance when burned releases energy

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Complete Combustion

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In excess supply of oxygen

Hydrocarbon + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water

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Incomplete Combustion

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In restricted supply of oxygen

Hydrocarbon + Oxygen -> Carbon Monoxide + Water + (carbon + carbon dioxide)

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What is carbon monoxide?

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Poisonous, reduces capacity of blood to transport oxygen

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What happens in car engines?

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Temperature are high enough for nitrogen and oxygen in air to react to form nitrogen oxides

17
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How is sulfur dioxide formed

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Combustion of hydrocarbons containing impurities

18
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What do nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides contribute to?

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Acid rain

19
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Cracking

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When less useful hydrocarbons are cracked into useful hydrocarbons

20
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Process of Cracking

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Long - chain alkanes -> short - chain alkanes + alkenes

21
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Conditions for Cracking

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Catalyst: silica or alumina
Temperature: 600-700

22
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Why do oil companies carry out cracking?

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Balance between supply and demand

To produce more petrol
To produce for alkenes for polymers (plastics)

23
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Why is cracking needed for supply + demand?

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  • Too many long chain alkanes which are not in demand/not profitable to sell
  • Not enough short - chain alkanes that can be used for cars

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