Fuels
Fuels to know:
-coal
-natural gas (main constituent is methane)
-petroleum (a mixture of hydrocarbons which can be separated into fractions):
- refinery gas – bottled gas for heating and cooking
- gasoline fraction – fuel (petrol) in cars
- naphtha fraction – making chemicals
- kerosene/paraffin fraction – jet fuel, lamps
- diesel oil/gas oil fraction – fuel in diesel engines
- fuel oil fraction – fuel in ships and home heating systems
- lubricating fraction – lubricants, waxes and polishes
- bitumen – making roads