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REVISION CARDS - CRUDE OIL TO PLASTICS
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OIL RIG - CRUDE OIL

Crude oil is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon.

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Crude oil is found deep underground. Oil reserves are extracted by oil rigs on land and on the oceans / seas. On land, ‘crude oil’ is piped directly to refineries. Huge oil tankers often transport crude oil from oil rigs at sea, to refineries.
Crude oil is a valuable commodity, as it can be refined (distilled) into fuels, chemicals and processed into plastics. Crude oil is difficult to find and expensive to extract.
  CRUDE OIL REFINERY AND DISTILLATION

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Refineries ‘distil’ (distillation) crude oil, manufacturing gas, petrol, diesel, heating oils, naphtha (important for plastics), ethylene and polyethylene. Bitumen / asphalt is also produced.
Naphtha is processed into ‘plastic’ granules, in a processing plant.

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FACTORY MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

Many types of plastic granules are manufactured. They are used in turn, to manufacture a vast range of products.

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PLASTIC PRODUCTS


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QUESTIONS
 
1. How is crude oil extracted from underneath the ground and transported to refineries?               3 marks
 
 
 
 
2. Why is crude oil a valuable commodity ?                       2 marks
 
 
 
 
 
3. What is the name of the process used to convert crude oil, into useful chemicals and fuels ?          1 marks
 
 
4. What happens at an oil refinery ?                           2 marks
 
 
 
 
 
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