Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals
Chemistry ⇒ Industrial Chemistry
Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the difference between thermal cracking and catalytic cracking.
Describe the main steps involved in the refining of crude oil.
Describe the role of catalysts in petroleum refining.
Explain the importance of naphtha in the petrochemical industry.
Explain the significance of the cetane number in diesel fuels.
Explain why catalytic reforming is important in petroleum refining.
Explain why sulfur removal is important in petroleum refining.
Name one major use of ethylene in the petrochemical industry.
Name the process by which straight-chain alkanes are converted into branched-chain alkanes to improve fuel quality.
Name the process used to convert light alkanes into higher molecular weight hydrocarbons for gasoline blending.
Name two major products obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil.
State one environmental concern associated with petroleum refining.
What is the primary raw material for the petrochemical industry?
