Fractional Distillation & Petrochemicals (AQA GCSE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Fractional distillation definition
Fractional distillation definition
Process that separates mixtures by different boiling points
Crude oil composition
Crude oil composition
Complex mixture of hydrocarbons extracted from ground
Fractions in crude oil
Fractions in crude oil
Simpler mixtures w/ similar carbon chain lengths & properties
Property enabling fractional distillation
Property enabling fractional distillation
Different boiling points of hydrocarbons
Where crude oil enters fractionating column
Where crude oil enters fractionating column
At the bottom
Temperature in fractionating column
Temperature in fractionating column
Hottest at bottom, cools moving up
Where high boiling point hydrocarbons condense
Where high boiling point hydrocarbons condense
Lower in column where temperature is higher
Where low boiling point hydrocarbons go
Where low boiling point hydrocarbons go
Rise higher up the column
How fractions are collected
How fractions are collected
Condense at different heights, drawn off at various points
Petrochemicals definition
Petrochemicals definition
Substances obtained from crude oil
Feedstocks in petrochemical industry
Feedstocks in petrochemical industry
Raw materials from crude oil
Products from petrochemicals
Products from petrochemicals
Solvents, lubricants, detergents, polymers