Questions tagged [petrochemistry]
For questions about the chemistry of crude oil or natural gas products.
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What happens to the waste products from crude oil refining?
The process of refining of crude oil is used to separate crude into fractions of various derived products.
For example, crude contains fractions of gasses such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, ...
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Is there not a strict definition of what naphtha vs petrol represent?
If you search for information about fractional distillation of petroleum, many sources place petrol above naphtha, while others do the reverse.
Is there not a strict definition of what these compounds ...
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Products formed upon pyrolysis of alkanes
What sort of products will be formed when we subject a higher alkane (say decane) to pyrolysis by heating at 773-973 K in the presence of $\ce{H2/Ni}$? I know that lower aliphatic alkanes and alkenes ...
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Fractional Distillation Fractions
Currently, I am trying to remember the order of fractions within the fractionating column. However, I have found a contradiction.
Consider the above diagrams, both from reputable sources. The first ...
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