The Uses of Petroleum Fractions

the importance of petroleum to a nation's income

Creates more jobs

Increase Malaysia’s export income

Encourages transport industry

Encourages petrochemical industry

Facilitate better facilites in rural areas

CHAPTER 6: Land And Its

Resources

The Characteristics of Petroleum Fractions

Allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature.Installing fluorescent lights or natural skylights reduces the amount of energy required to attain the same level of illumination compared with using traditional incandescent light bulbs.Reducing energy useIron as many clothes as possible at one time to save energyUse smaller cars with engines that burn petrol efficientlyAvoid unnecessary idling.Turn off your engine when you are stopped for more than 60 seconds, except when in traffic. The average vehicle with a three-litre engine wastes 300 millilitres—more than one cup—of fuel for every 10 minutes it idles.Measure tire pressure monthly.Operating a vehicle with its tires underinflated by 8 psi (56 kPa) can reduce the life of the tires by 10,000 kilometres and increase the vehicle’s fuel consumption by four percent. .

EFFICIENT USES OF PETROLEUM AND OTHER NATURAL FUEL RESOURCESi. Fossil fuel are hydrocarbons

(hydrogen and carbon)

ii. Petroleum is a mixture of many types of hydrocarbons which need to

be separated before can be used.

iii. The hydrocarbons in the petroleum have different boiling points.

iv. Therefore, the petroleum can be separated into various components

by fractional distillation.

v. The components which are separated are called fractions or distillates.

Petroleum FractionPetroleum gas

Petrol

Naptha

Kerosene

Fuel oil

Lubricating oil

Diesel oil

Wax

Bitumen

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