what air pollutants are of concern from a gasoline engine? - -unburned hydrocarbon
-NOx
-CO
-CO2
Which of these are alternative transport fuels? - propane
electric vehicles
biodiesel
ethanol
methane (compressed natural gas)
This is always one of the best ways to reduce pollution. Using less is better known as [answer] (begins
with "c"). - Conservation
What does a catalyst change? - The activation energy
This is better known as [answer]. Hint think Sheldon doing this three times. - Knock
International gasoline (petrol in Great Britain, benzene in France) prices vary extensively. What is the
main reason for the difference (one word, 3-letters) [answer] - Tax
This is showing what type of oil tanker? [answer] a two word answer expected. This helps to reduce oil
spills. - double hull
The heart of a refinery is the... - distillation tower
This schematic is missing a cracking and an alkylation unit. They are primarily used to... - increase the
yield and quality of gasoline
, What is this a photograph of? - oil tank rail cars
What is the most common use for petroleum coke? - as a fuel (at the refinery and elsewhere)
What is the carbon number range for gasoline? - C14 to C20
This is a [answer] diagram. (one word answer) it illustrates the relative percentage of three components
in crude oil; Paraffins, naphthal, and aromatics - ternary (diagram)
What is the water gas shift? - CO + H2O <-----> CO2 + H2
This allows us to take the primary products from gasification (coal, biomass, oil shale, natural gas) and
change the ratio of carbon monoxide (CO) to hydrogen (H2). Thus, making it possible to produce a
variety of products.
Which of these is currently used to provide our energy? It isn't what you think (terminology is a bitch
sometimes). - Reserve
In Pennsylvania and other states we have lot of wells with low production (<15 barrels a day). They are
known as: - stripper wells
What is primary production - Natural flow due to a pressurized reservoir
When oil and gas is in a traditional sandstone reservoir it is located... - between the rock grains
If you produce crude oil you are impervious to oil price increases caused by international activity. - False
Which organization requires a 90 day supply of oil (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
(known as the strategic petroleum reserve or SPR) be maintained for membership? (the acronym —
three letter answer expected, all caps). - IEA (International Energy Agency)
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