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Crude Oil and Fuels C1.4
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Mind Map on Crude Oil and Fuels C1.4, created by Latindude101 on 31/03/2014.
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Crude Oil and Fuels C1.4
Fuels From Crude Oil
Crude Oil
Dark + Smelly
Mixture of different chemical compunds
Mixture
Not chemically joined
Fractions
Groups of alkanes with similar boiling points
Hydrocarbons
CNH2N+2
Methane
CH4
Ethane
C2H6
Propane
C3H8
Butane
C4H10
Alkanes
Saturated Hydrocarbons
Only Single Bonds
Compounds In Crude Oil
Short Chain Alkanes
Low Boiling Point
Very Volatile
Low viscosity (runny)
Very Flammable
Long Chain Alkanes
High Boiling Point
Not very volatile
High viscosity (thick)
Not very flammable
Fractional Distillation
In a fractionating column
Hotter at the bottom
Cooler at the top
Crude Oil is put in
Separated into fractions
As a gas
After being vaporised
Gases condense
Certain part of the column
Cooler than boiling point
Combustion
Of Alkanes
Produces: CO2 + H2O
CO2 Global Warming
Carbon and hydrogen
Oxidised completely
Oxidised
Adding oxygen in reaction
Where oxides are formed
Impurities
Lack of oxygen
Incomplete combustion
Carbon Monoxide
Affects the amount of water blood can carry
Particulates
Dangerous
In an engine
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Nitrous oxides
Poisonous
High temperatures
Cleaner Fuels
Burning Fuels
Particulates
Global Dimming
Reflecting Sunlight
Catalytic Converter
Reduces
carbon monoxide
nitrogen oxide
Filters
Remove particulates
Alternative Fuels
Biofuels
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