Oil Refining and its Products (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Flashcards
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Fractional distillation separates crude oil by
Fractional distillation separates crude oil by
Boiling points
Refinery gas fraction use
Refinery gas fraction use
Fuel for heating or chemical production
Kerosene fraction use
Kerosene fraction use
Jet fuel and heating fuel
Product from residue for roads/roofing
Product from residue for roads/roofing
Bitumen
Main component of natural gas
Main component of natural gas
Methane ()
LPG composition
LPG composition
Propane and butane
Why mercaptans added to natural gas/LPG
Why mercaptans added to natural gas/LPG
Give strong odour to detect leaks
Auto-ignition causes what in engines
Auto-ignition causes what in engines
Knocking
Octane number measures
Octane number measures
Resistance to knocking
Octane number of iso-octane
Octane number of iso-octane
100
Octane number of heptane
Octane number of heptane
0
Effect of shorter chains on octane number
Effect of shorter chains on octane number
Higher octane numbers
Effect of branching on octane number
Effect of branching on octane number
Higher octane numbers
What isomerisation converts
What isomerisation converts
Straight-chain to branched alkanes
Why tetraethyl lead phased out of petrol
Why tetraethyl lead phased out of petrol
Health and environmental concerns