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Why can't crude oil or petroleum pumped straight from the ground be used in automobiles?
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∙ 10y ago
It has to be refined. Crude oil contains salt, metals, sediment, water, sulfur, acid, and is the wrong viscosity. All of these will destroy an engine.
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∙ 10y ago
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How does petroleum get its power?
it is pumped from the ground BY; ZxLILJOCxZ
How is petroleum produced?
Petroleum is a refined product from crude oil, which is pumped up from under the ground, where it formed 300 million years ago.
What is pertroleulm?
"Petroleum" is another name for what the rest of us call "oil" pumped out of the ground. The only difference is that when you call your oil "petroleum", you can get a better price for it.
Is petroleum the same as petrol?
Not really. Petroleum can be a lot of stuff that comes from black oil pumped out of the ground, while petrol is only the part(made from oil) that can be used to run cars and similar engines.
How to remove petroleum from the earth?
its pumped from an oil derrick
How is oil harvested?
Oil is pumped out of the ground
What is oil pumped out of the ground?
Crude oil
Can maize be used to make petrol?
Not exactly. Petrol (called "gasoline" in the US) is made only from petroleum, the black crude oil which is pumped from the ground and is considered a fossil fuel. Maize (corn) can, however, be used to make ethanol, which automobiles can use to run quite effectively. Brazil is a nation which is converting its entire automobile fleet to use 100% ethanol as a fuel, although most of theirs is produced from sugarcane.
When oil is pumped out of the ground it is called?
Crude oil
Where is the oil pumped from?
Oil is pumped from deep under the ground. It is a fossil fuel, made millions of years ago.
What new England industry quell collapsted with the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania?
Whaling was once a major industry in New England. Whale oil in lamps was the main source of illumination in the dark. But, when petroleum oil began to be extracted pumped from the ground and refined into kerosene for lamps, the demand for whale oil plummeted.
What is the first oil pumped out of the ground called?
Crude oil.
