Products Of Crude Oil Flashcards
1
Q
Pros for recycling plastics
A
- plastic can be made into something else
* saves crude oil resources
2
Q
Cons for recycling plastics
A
- costs money to melt plastics
- costs money to separate plastics in land fills
- not all plastics can be remoulded
3
Q
3 ways to dispose of polymer (plastic) bags
A
- reuse
- burn to make energy (incineration)
- recycling
4
Q
Pros of reusing plastic bags
A
- saves resources
* no more crude oil needs to be used
5
Q
Cons of reusing plastic bags
A
- plastic bags break
- still end up in land fills
- bags don’t decompose
6
Q
Name of the first five alkanes
A
Methane Ethane Propane Butane Pentane
7
Q
Name the first five alcohols
A
Methanol Ethanol Propanol Butanol Pentanol
8
Q
2 processes of making ethanol
A
- fermentation of ethanol
* hydration of ethene
9
Q
What does immiscible mean
A
Two things that dont mix
10
Q
Pros of incineration of plastic bags
A
- can be used to make energy
- easy to do
- doesnt end up in landfills
11
Q
Cons of incineration of plastic bags
A
- releases CO2 into the atmosphere
* causes global warming
12
Q
Name the first five alkenes
A
Methene Ethene Propene Butene Pentene
13
Q
What are alkanes made up of
A
Chains of carbon atoms surrounded by hydrogen atoms
14
Q
When is a hydrocarbon more flammable
A
The shorter the hydrocarbon the more flammable it is
15
Q
What does carbon dioxide cause
A
Global warming
