Question

How is petroleum mined? What is the principle of refining petroleum? Name four important products obtained during its refining.

Answer 1

Petroleum, which is Latin forrock oil, is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor (natural gas). Refining of petroleum wok on the principle of fractional distillation. this is a list of petroleum products
*.Gasoline 46%
*.Heating Oil /Diesel Fuel 20%
*.Jet Fuel ( kerosene) 8%
*.Propane / Propylene 7%
*.NGL / LRG 6%
*.Still Gas 4%
*.Petrochemical Feedstocks 2%
*.Petroleum Coke 2%
*.Residual / Heavy Fuel Oil 2%
*.Asphalt / Road Oil 2%
*.Lubricants 1%*.Miscellaneous Products / Special Naphthas 0.4%
*.Other Liquids 1%
*.Aviation Gasoline 0.1%*.Waxes 0.04%
*.Kerosene 0.02%

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