Question

What are the major products (or fractions) of petroleum refining? Give one use of each petroleum product.

Answer 1

petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel and fuel oils.etc.

the use of liquefied petroleum gas

It is used in domestic household work such as cooking equipments and fuels

Answer 2

Petroleum refining:

• The process of separating crude oil from useful fraction is called petroleum refining.
• The refining forms different fraction of petroleum.

Uses each petroleum product:

• Petroleum gas: It is used in the form of LPG for cooking purposes.
• Petrol: It is used to fuel motor which carry light weight.
• Kerosene: It is also used as fuel for cooking.
• Diesel: It is used to fuel motor which carry heavy weight.
• Lubricating oil: It is used for lubricating engines.
• Paraffin Max: It is used in manufacture of grease, wax and Vaseline.
• Bitumen: It is used in road surfacing and used in manufacturing of water proofing roofs.