coal and petroleum distillation process

The petrol obtained artificially from coal as a mixture of alkanes resembling petroleum like aliphatic hydrocarbon fuels is called synthetic petrol. Two important methods for producing synthetic petrol are the Fischer-Tropsch process and the Bergius processh..

Sources of Hydrocarbons Until the early years of the nineteenth century, only the plants and animals were the known sources of organic compounds. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, fossil fuels like coal and petroleum gained prominence as the so..

Petroleum is brought to the surface by drilling a hole in the Earth's crust and sinking pipes deep down through the impervious cap rock. Natural gas first comes out under high pressure. Then, petroleum is pumped out, collected in tanks and transported, for further processi..

The products of destructive distillation of coal are extensively used on an industrial scale for various purposes. Coke This is a black porous substance, which is left when coal undergoes destructive distillation. It is a very good fuel and when ignited it bu..

In the partial separation of heavy water from ordinary water, advantage is taken of the small difference in the boiling points of protium oxide (373.2 K) and deuterium oxide (374.3 K). Since the difference in boiling points is very small, a long fractionating column (about 13m) is used for di..

Petroleum gas a by-product from two sources: natural gas processing and crude oil refining is a mixture of butane, propane and ethane. The main constituent of liquefied petroleum gas is, however, propane, propylene, butane, butylene in various mixtures. These hydrocar..

Noble metals dissolve in mercury to form amalgams. In this process a mixture of finely powdered ore and water, known as slurry, is allowed to flow over copper or brass plates coated with mercury and arranged in a slanting position. The metal particles from the ore form an amalgam with Hg ..

Processes for Purification - The identification and characterization of an organic compound such as molecular formula etc., must have the compound available in pure form. The process of obtaining the compound in its purest form from an impure sample or from any reaction mixture ..

Combustion Process - Combustion is a chemical reaction in which burning of substances takes place. In this process, a substance combines with oxygen to burn (decompose) itself liberating heat and sometimes light and flame. Thus, combustion reactions are exothermic or heat dissip..

Combustion is a chemical reaction in which burning of substances takes place. In this process, a substance combines with oxygen to burn (decompose) itself liberating heat and sometimes light and flame. Thus, combustion reactions are exothermic or heat dissipating reactions. Burning or com..