Question

write any 6 uses of petroleum✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍​

Answer 1

Six main uses of petroleum are as follows: (i) Transportation (ii) Industrial power (iii) Heating and lighting (iv) Lubricants (v) Petro-chemical industry (vi) Use of by-products. Petroleum, nowadays, is a main source of energy in the world.

Answer 2

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• Agriculture - When we talk about agriculture we are talking about fertilizers. Here, petroleum is used in the production of ammonia which serves a source of nitrogen

• Detergents, Dyes, and Others - Distillates of petroleum that include toluene, benzene, xylene, amongst others are used to obtain raw materials that are further used in products like synthetic detergents, dyes, and fabrics.

• Plastics, Paints and More - Plastics are mostly made of petrochemicals. Petroleum-based plastic like nylon or Styrofoam and other are made from this element.

• Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics - Petroleum by-products like mineral oil and petroleum are used in many creams and other pharmaceuticals

• Rubber - Petrochemicals are also used in manufacturing synthetic rubber which is further used to make rubber soles on shoes, car tire and others rubber products. Rubber is primarily a product of butadiene.