1. 9.2 – NOTES Petroleum and Distillation

2. A.1 What is Petroleum?
Crude oil
Petroleum pumped from underground
Colorless to greenish-brown to black and can be fluid or tarlike
Must be processed in order to use it

4. Hydrocarbons
Molecular compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms

5. Uses of petroleum
Burning – almost half of the U.S.’s energy needs comes from petroleum
Examples
Fuel for Automobiles
Heat for homes, schools, and business
Deliver energy for electricity
Power diesel engines and jet aircraft
89% of all petroleum is burned as fuel

7. Building material
Examples for using petroleum for building:
Sports equipment
Clothing
Automobile parts
Credit cards
Carpeting
Prescription drugs
Artificial limbs

9. Burning hydrocarbons
Rearrange to form new molecules
CO2 and water vapor (combustion)
Nonrenewable resource

10. 66% is found in the Middle East
Page 214 for distribution of oil reserves
Petroleum must be refined before it’s used
Must use one of myriad separation techniques

11. A.2 Separation by Distillation Distillation Distillate
Separation technique based on different boiling points
Distillate
Condensed, liquid component drawn off from a distillation apparatus