* KS4 Science GCSE/IGCSE Oil Chemistry Notes on 1. Fossil Fuels at Doc Brown's Chemistry
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Doc Brown's Chemistry Revision Oil, its many useful products, environmental problems and an introduction to organic chemistry 1. Fossil Fuels Revising for KS4 Science GCSE/IGCSE/O level Chemistry Revision-Information Study Notes for revising for AQA GCSE Science, Edexcel 360Science/IGCSE Chemistry & OCR 21stC Science, OCR Gateway Science (and courses equal to US grades 9-10) Index of KS4 Science GCSE/IGCSE Chemistry Oil & Organic Chemistry Pages: 1. Fossil Fuels : 2. Fractional distillation of crude oil & uses of fractions : 3. ALKANES - saturated hydrocarbons and combustion : 4. Pollution, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, what makes a good fuel?, climate change-global warming : 5. Alkenes - unsaturated hydrocarbons : 6. Cracking - a problem of supply and demand, other products : 7. Polymers, plastics, uses and problems : 8. Introduction to Organic Chemistry - Why so many series of organic compounds? : 9. Alcohols - Ethanol - properties and reactions : 10. Carboxylic acids and esters : 11. Addition polymers and condensation polymers : 12. Natural Molecules - carbohydrates - sugars - starch : 13. Amino acids, proteins, enzymes & chromatography : 14. Oils, fats, margarine and soaps : 15. Vitamins, drugs-analgesic medicines & food additives : 16. Ozone, CFC's and free radicals : Extra notes, ideas and links on Global Warming and Climate Change : Multiple Choice Quizzes: Oil Products (GCSE easier-foundation-level) : Oil Products (GCSE harder-higher-level) : GCSE Aspects of Organic Chemistry and 3 Easy GCSE Oil Products word-fill worksheets : EMAIL query?comment 1. The origin of oil and other fossil fuels - what are they formed from? FIRST - a warning! Most of the chemistry described on this page, as well as most developed national economies, is based on crude oil at the moment, and, will no doubt to continue to do so for some time - but NOT FOREVER. Unfortunately oil won't last forever and much of our 'oil based economy' is not sustainable in the future and the potential dangers to the planet from 'climate change' i.e. the global warming from the 'Greenhouse Effect' aided by fossil fuel burning also make uncomfortable thinking. As the world population increases, oil based agriculture is not going to be able to feed everyone. Food production uses huge amounts of energy in the production of artificial-synthetic fertilisers, transportation and machinery on farms. Therefore, one would hope that more 'green sustainable' economic systems will be developed including alternative energy supplies not based on fossil fuels and major changes in agricultural practices to be much less reliant on 'oil' and 'greener' methodology in the chemical industry itself. It is fair to point out that crude oil is an extremely valuable chemical raw material and produces really useful products from smart material plastics to lifesaving drugs and components in many consumer products that are genuinely useful to improving the quality of our lives. therefore burning it is its crudest possible use. In the long-run it should be conserved and used much more sparingly for specific and necessary purposes. (April 4th 2009 - xref OilProducts/ExtraOrganic/4_73NH3)
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