Fractional distillation and petrochemicals

    Cards (5)

    • what do we call the many hydrocarbons in crude oil
      fractions
    • how can the hydrocarbons in crude oil be separated out?
      fractional distillation
    • the hydrocarbons can be processed to produce

      fuels and feedstock
    • 3 examples of useful materials produced by the petrochemical industry
      solvents, lubricants, polymers, detergents
    • how would you describe the boiling point, the viscosity and the flammability of a very large alkane molecule
      high boiling point, high viscosity, low flammability