Coal and Petroleum Flashcards
What was the carboniferous age?
The period when the formation of coal took place
_____ form of coal has up to 96 % carbon
Anthracite
____ coal has 65 % carbon
Bituminous
____ coal has about 38 percent carbon
Lignite
Where are coal deposits found in india
Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
What is Coke?
It is the residue left behind when destructive distillation of coal is carried out.
Composition of coal gas
hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, other gases
Coke uses
Reducing metal oxides like iron and zinc oxides, a good smokeless fuel
Uses of coal gas
earlier used for domestic cooking and lighting.
Coal tar uses
road construction, making pesticides, explosives, synthetic fibers, perfumes, naphthalene balls, dyes and paints
Word origin of petroleum
petra- rock, oleum- oil
Origin of petroleum
from millions of dead sea creatures
Where and when was the first oil well dug
Pennsylvania, USA, 1859
Where and when was oil first struck in India
Assam, 1867
what property of oil is used in fractional distillation
different hydrocarbons in petroleum have different boiling points
