Name
|
Composition
|
Boiling range
|
Uses
|
Petroleum
Gas
|
C1 to C4
|
Up to 25◦C
|
As
a fuel, as such in the form of LPG used for the production of carbon black
(needed in tyre industry) and hydrogen gas (needed to form NH3 used to
manufacture fertilizer).
|
Petroleum
Ether
|
C5 to C7
|
30 to 80◦C
|
Used
as laboratory solvent and for dry cleaning purposes .
|
Gasoline
or Petrol
|
C7 to C10
|
80 to 170◦C
|
Used
as fuel in motorcycle motor cars and other light vehicles.It is more volatile
then Kerosene oil.It is also used for dry cleaning.
|
Kerosene
oil
|
C10 to C12
|
170 to 250◦C
|
Used
as domestic fuel, a special grade of it is used as jet fuel.
|
Diesel
oil
|
C13 to C15
|
250 to 350◦C
|
Fuel
for buses, trucks railway engines, tubewell engines and other heavy vehicles.
|
Fuel
oil
|
C15 to C18
|
350 to 400◦C
|
Used
in ships and industries to heat boilers and furnaces.
|
Friday 11 October 2013
Fractional distillation of petroleum
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