La Composición Y El Uso Del Petroleo

The composition and uses of petroleum

Objective:
The objective of this investigation was to look for information about the composition and uses of the petroleum to be able to know hisfunctions, the way in which they use it and of that this formed or composed.

Most people presume petroleum to be similar to gasoline or petrol, simply a less pure form, which needs to berefined. In actuality the chemical composition of petroleum in its raw state can vary extremely.
Petroleum, or crude oil as it is now usually referred to when raw, contains several chemicalcompounds, the most prolific being the hydrocarbons themselves which give the petroleum composition its combustible. Although the composition of petroleum will contain many trace elements the keycompounds are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur with a few trace metals making up a very small percentage of the petroleum composition.
There are some of the ways petroleum is used inour every day lives. All plastic is made from petroleum and plastic is used almost everywhere, in cars, houses, toys, computers and clothing. Asphalt used in road construction is a petroleumproduct as is the synthetic rubber in the tires.
Paraffin wax comes from petroleum, as do fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, phonograph records, photographic film, furniture,packaging materials, surfboards, paints and artificial fibers used in clothing, upholstery, and carpet backing.
Helium, sulfur and other valuable materials are produced from oil wells along withpetroleum itself. Petroleum is used principally as a source of fuel and lubricating oils. Only when these supplies are restricted or threatened does the average person begin to realize theirimportance.
Conclusion:
This work served me to be able to learn on the compounds of what this one formed the oil, all the different and diverse ways in which it is in use and as they them use.