Petroleum Products
Petroleum is a fossil hydrocarbon mixture whose forms include crude oil, natural gas and bitumen.
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Petroleum: Origin, Composition and Occurrence
Petroleum is a fossil hydrocarbon mixture whose forms include crude oil, natural gas and bitumen.
Open article →Petroleum Refining: Crude Oil and Impurities
Refining removes water and sulphur impurities and separates crude oil into useful petroleum components.
Open article →Fractional Distillation of Petroleum
Heating vaporises crude oil and a temperature gradient condenses fractions at different boiling ranges.
Open article →Petroleum Fractions, Properties and Uses
The refinery column yields gases, liquid fuels, lubricants, fuel oil and bitumen in a temperature-ordered sequence.
Open article →Petroleum Products: Petrochemicals and Black Gold
Petroleum and natural gas supply fuels and chemical feedstocks for plastics, fibres, detergents and fertilisers.
Open article →Petroleum Fuels: Energy, Octane and Cetane
Energy per unit mass measures petroleum-fuel output, while octane and cetane describe different engine qualities.
Open article →Petroleum Depletion, Pollution and Alternatives
Petroleum is non-renewable, and its combustion motivates conservation and cleaner alternative energy sources.
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