Crude Oil Flashcards
1
Q
Name the fractions from top to bottom
A
Refinery gases Gasoline Kerosine Diesel oil Fuel oil Bitumen
2
Q
Name one use for bitumen
A
Used for road making
3
Q
Name one use of Kerosine
A
Jet aircraft fuel
4
Q
Name a use for refinery gases
A
Domestic heating or cooking
5
Q
What is cracking?
A
The process in which large hydrocarbon molecules are broken into smaller ones
6
Q
What catalyst is used in cracking?
A
Silicon dioxide and aluminium oxide (at 600-700°C)
7
Q
What is cracking an example of?
A
Thermal decomposition
8
Q
What is crude oil?
A
A finite, non-renewable resource containing hydrocarbons
9
Q
What are hydrocarbons?
A
Organic molecules containing carbon and hydrogen only
