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9.1 Fossil Fuels Flashcards

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What is organic chemistry?

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The major branch of chemistry that deals with compounds of carbon

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What does organic chemistry exclude?

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Oxides (CO2) and ionic compounds of carbon based ions

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What are examples of carbon based ions

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Carbonate, Cyanide, and carbide ions

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What is the major source of carbon compounds?

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Still living or previously living things such as plants, animals, and fossil fuels

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What are examples of nonrenewable sources of fossil fuels?

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Coal, Oil sands, heavy oil, crude oil, natural gas

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What is the primary source of hydrocarbons?

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Non-renewable sources of fossil fuels

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What are hydrocarbons?

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Compounds containing carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen ions

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What are products are hydrocarbons the starting point for?

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Fuels, plastics, and synthetic fibres

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What are the 2 ways hydrocarbons can be obtained?

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Directly by physically refining oil and natural gas or by further refining

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What is refining?

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The technology that includes physical and chemical processes for separating complex mixtures into simpler or pure components

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What type of process does the refining of coal and natural gas use?

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Physical processes

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How is coal refined?

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By crushing it

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How is natural gas refined?

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It is separated by solvent extraction or by condensation and distillation

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What does oil sand refining involve?

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Chemically enhanced physical process followed by complex mining of bitumen/tar

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How is natural gas extracted?

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Natural pressure underground

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How is natural gas chemically processed?

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Removal of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide at a gas plant

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How is natural gas physically processed?

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Through condensation and distillation

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What are some uses for natural gas?

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Heating buildings, source of ethane, propane, and butane

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How is coal bed methane extracted?

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Water is extracted allowing the coalbed methane to desorb from coal

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What is the physical processing of coalbed methane?

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Water is removed and disposed of

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What is the chemical processing of coalbed methane?

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Non-combustibles are removed at a gas plant

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What are sample uses for coalbed methane?

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Same as natural gas, also production of hydrogen and methanol

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How is crude oil extracted?

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Water or gas is injected underground

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What is the physical processing of crude oil?

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Water, sand, and salt removal, then distillation in a tower

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What is the chemical processing of crude oil?

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Hydrocracking and catalytic reforming

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What are uses for crude oil?

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Gasoline, Jet fuel, Asphalt

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How is heavy oil extracted?

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Steam injections underground

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What is the physical processing of heavy oil?

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Separation from water, solids, and distillation

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What is the chemical processing of heavy oil?

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Heavy oil hydrocracking and catalytic reforming

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What are uses of heavy oil?

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Gasoline, Jet fuel, Asphalt (same as crude oil)

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What is another name for oil sands?

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Bitumen

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How are oil sands extracted?

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Physical mining and in situ steam or hot water injection

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What is the physical processing of oil sands?

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Hot water extraction and flotation, centrifugation, distillation

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What is the chemical processing of oil sands?

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Coking, hydrocracking, hydrotreating

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What is a use of oil sands?

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Synthetic crude used as crude oil

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How is coal extracted?

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Surface and underground mines

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What is the physical processing of coal?

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Sorting, crushing and or grinding

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What is the chemical processing of coal?

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None or gasification for alternative delivery

39
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What is coal used for?

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Energy for producing electricity

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