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What is a facility that turns petroleum into gasoline and other products?
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∙ 13y ago
A refinery is where crude oil is turned into gaosline and oil.
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Does gas come from natural gas?
If your referring to "gas" as gasoline, then no gasoline does not come from natural gas. Gasoline is a derivative of crude oil. Its is extracted by the refining process along with many other petroleum based products such as diesel , kerosene ect.
What is the difference between refineries and petrochemical plants?
A refinery processes crude oil into different components such as kerosene, gasoline, diesel, LPG (light petroleum gases), etc. A petrochemical plant is a chemical plant that will use a petroleum based feedstock, such as LPG or other products from a petroleum refinery to produce a chemical product, such as plastics for example.
What is tetra chloro fluoro methane?
I know it is an additive used in gasoline and some other petroleum products. Do a google search on it. The above answer is incorrect. It was a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant until its manufacture was discontinued in 1995. It was usually sold under the brand name Freon-12.
WHAT ARE the other names of petroleum?
LGP (liquid petroleum gas)
What is in petroleum jelly?
Active Ingredients: Petrolatum. Other Ingredients: Water, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Myreth-3 Myristate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline Wax, Tocopheryl Acetate Ceteareth-20, Carbomer, Tea, Ethylene Brassylate, Methylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Disodium EDTA, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate.
What is the process called when Petroleum is separated into gasoline oils and other products?
It's called refining the petroleum (occurring at refineries). This process is used in order to separate the crude oil into products such as diesel fuel, heating oil, liquified petroleum gas, kerosene, gasoline, or asphalt base.
What do you use petroleum for?
Petroleum is distilled into a range of hydrocrabons for the production of fuels (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel), plastics, and various other chemical products.
What is the difference between gasoline and petroleum?
Gasoline is one of the refined products of petroleum. Petroleum is, according to Webster's dictionary: an oily flammable bituminous liquid that may vary from almost colorless to black, occurs in many places in the upper strata of the earth, is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons with small amounts of other substances, and is prepared for use as gasoline, naphtha, or other products by various refining processes Petroleum is often called crude oil, or just crude. Petroleum may liberate gas as it is being produced and processed.
What is a manufacturing plant where gasoline and oil are made?
Gasoline is produced in oil refineries, also called petroleum refineries. Other products made there are diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.
Do cars use petroleum?
Yes, gasoline is refined petroleum. In the UK, Australia, New Zealand and maybe other countries gasoline is called petrol.
How much crude oil is refined into gasoline?
A barrel of crude contains 42 gallons. Each barrel yields about 19.15 gallons of gasoline plus other petroleum-based products. http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasoline/index.html
Does gas come from natural gas?
If your referring to "gas" as gasoline, then no gasoline does not come from natural gas. Gasoline is a derivative of crude oil. Its is extracted by the refining process along with many other petroleum based products such as diesel , kerosene ect.
What posions should not be treated with activated charcoal?
Charcoal should not be used to treat poisoning caused by such corrosive products as lye or other strong acids or petroleum products such as gasoline, kerosene, or cleaning fluids.
What product do petroleum re-souses provide in addition to energy?
Some of the many products that come from petroleum other than energy include: Gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene, diesel oil, machine oil, heavy lubricating oils, asphalt tars, and petroleum jelly.
Will gas and oil mix?
Yes they will. They are both petroleum products. My chainsaw has a 2 cycle engine, which burns a mixture of gasoline and oil, and they mix very well with each other.
How is gasoline and oil made out of petroleum?
gas and other stuff are all made out of the stuff that comes out of the ground called petroleum.
How do cars produce co2?
Cars produce co2 through the combustion of gasoline (or any other petroleum based fuel). When oxygen and gasoline combusts, 3 bi products are formed. water, carbon dioxide (co2) and carbon monoxide (co)
