Hydrocarbon Reactions (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards

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Implications of Obtaining and Using Hydrocarbons
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Type of resource crude oil is classified as

Non-renewable fossil fuel

Principle fractional distillation uses to separate crude oil

Different boiling points

Temperature crude oil is heated to in fractional distillation

400circextC400^{circ} ext{C}

Temperature used in catalytic cracking

500circextC500^{circ} ext{C}

Predominant component of natural gas

Methane (extCH4 ext{CH}_4)

Year IPCC was established

1988

% of extCO2 ext{CO}_2 removed by post-combustion capture

Up to 85%

Global plastic production per year (million tonnes)

Over 300 million tonnes

Percentage of all plastic that is recycled globally

About 10%

% of energy recycling plastic uses vs making new plastic

Only 30%

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