![]() Either way, it means the vast majority of crude oil can be turned into useful products. There are two good economic reasons for cracking oil fractions – (i) there isn't enough of fuels like petrol or diesel in the original crude oil and (ii) alkenes are NOT found in oil, so must be manufactured from oil. ![]() petrol or diesel) and alkenes which are used to make polymers–plastics and other important compounds. ![]() The products are smaller alkanes used for fuels (e.g. – Cracking is a thermal decomposition process by which large alkane hydrocarbon molecules are broken down by passing them over a heated catalyst at high pressure. Cracking – a problem of supply and demand, other products Oil, useful products, environmental problems, introduction to organic chemistryĦ. Although not included your answer should include both chemical equations and a diagramĭoc Brown's GCSE/IGCSE/O Level KS4 science–CHEMISTRY Revision Notes
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