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Oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel and fuel oils.

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The uses and benefits of crude oil are numerous and the world would be a different place without it. Crude oil has been used in many of the advancements that have occurred over the past century and a half and continues to bring benefits to the world. It important to understand the uses and the benefits of crude oil and its products.

The uses of crude oil products

Crude oil exists as a liquid that rests in various formations deep within the Earth's crust. This liquid forms as a result of the decomposition of organic material that dates back millions of years. If you break down its chemistry, you would find crude oil is a mixture of complex hydrocarbon molecules and other organic compounds. Another name used for this material is petroleum, though that term also refers to products made from refined material itself.

Once extracted, crude oil undergoes distillation. This process breaks the liquid down into various products of different weight, depending on the exact composition of the liquid. The largest share of crude is used for energy carriers that can be combined into gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, and heating oils.

Heavier products are used to make tar, asphalt, paraffin wax, and lubricating oils. Various chemicals can be derived from the liquid as well, including sulfur, petroleum coke, and petrochemicals. Besides the products directly derived from the crude oil, there are over 6000 items derived from petroleum byproducts. Some examples include fertilizer, perfume, insecticides, soap, and vitamin capsules.

The benefits of crude oil products

There are thousands of products that modern Americans enjoy that come directly or indirectly from crude oil. These products have transformed the quality of life of Americans and people around the world.

Crude oil generates heat. Heating this material and other petroleum products can warm homes in colder weather, making modern living possible even in colder climates. This oil also produces energy. Many petroleum products are energy carriers. When burned, the energy is released and can be harnessed for various products, like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

This product makes machinery move by providing the lubrication oil that modern industrial equipment depends on to run smoothly. Crude is also used to create the asphalt that cars and trucks move on. Asphalt is easier to lay than concrete and is generally cheaper as a result.

Petroleum provides the ingredients that are essential in products like soaps, detergents, and paints. This product also makes modern furniture manufacturing possible. It takes about 16 gallons of crude oil to produce a typical modern sofa. Crude is also an integral part of modern textile production, with 40 percent of textiles now containing some petroleum byproduct.

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The Uses And Benefits Of Crude Oil - Kendrick Oil

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The uses and benefits of crude oil are numerous and the world would be a different place without it. Crude oil has been used in many of the advancements that have occurred over the past century and a half and continues to bring benefits to the world.

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Hey! The post you are on right now was written in 2014. Please see this updated article with more current information, including new sections on climate change and nuclear power.

There are nine major areas of energy resources. They fall into two categories: nonrenewable and renewable. Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. The five major renewable energy resources are solar, wind, water (hydro), biomass, and geothermal.

Since the dawn of humanity people have used renewable sources of energy to survive -- wood for cooking and heating, wind and water for milling grain, and solar for lighting fires. A little more than 150 years ago people created the technology to extract energy from the ancient fossilized remains of plants and animals. These super-rich but limited sources of energy (coal, oil, and natural gas) quickly replaced wood, wind, solar, and water as the main sources of fuel.

Fossil fuels make up a large portion of today's energy market, although promising new renewable technologies are emerging. Careers in both the renewable and nonrenewable energy industries are growing; however, there are differences between the two sectors. They each have benefits and challenges, and relate to unique technologies that play a role in our current energy system. For a range of reasons, from the limited amount of fossil fuels available to their effects on the environment, there is increased interest in using renewable forms of energy and developing technologies to increase their efficiency. This growing industry calls for a new workforce.

This infographic is part of our Energy collection.

Discussion Questions for Exploring Careers in Renewable Energy

What are some ways that humans used renewable resources for energy centuries or even millennia ago?

Research what kind(s) of renewable energy your state produces. Why is your state an optimal location for that form of renewable energy?

Choose a renewable energy resource. Brainstorm three to five types of jobs in that field.

Research a new and innovative technology in each of the renewable energy categories. What are the benefits of the new technologies? What are the risks? Which area (solar, wind, etc.) sounds the most exciting to you? Why?

Take a look at the pie chart of our national energy consumption by source in 2011. Which renewable do you think has the potential for the most growth as a source of energy for the U.S.? Why? What factors are involved?

Links to Learn More

Energy Education and Workforce Development, U.S. Department of Energy website -- The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy supports education and workforce development. Find out about clean energy jobs, explore careers, and find internships in the renewable energy industry.

Renewable Energy, Green 360 website -- Get an insider view from people who work in the field of renewable energy. Hear about what a typical day is like for someone in the industry, learn about up-and-coming careers, find opportunities to get involved, and more with this blog.

The United States of Energy, Saxum infographics -- A series of infographics provides insight on our country's energy production and consumption of both renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.

PBS LearningMedia -- Find hundreds of digital media resources about renewable energy for use in the classroom from public media stations across the country.

NGSS Correlations

Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. HS-ESS3-1

Disciplinary Core Idea: Resource availability has guided the development of human society. HS-ESS3.A: Natural Resources

Science & Engineering Practices: Constructing explanations and designing solutions

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So far, we've looked primarily at products used in the office and the bathroom that are made of petroleum components. Today, we're not quite going skin deep, but we will graze the surface. The product of the day is clothing.

We all have clothes in our closet with 100 percent cotton stamped on the inner label, but more and more clothing items these days are being made of synthetic fibers. Think stretch jeans and jeggings, swimsuits and nylons.

Pretty much everything is stretch these days, and one could assume that's either because yoga is taking the nation by storm or because we're looking for a way to expand dress sizes without making the numbers go up.

Synthetic fibers are made from petroleum polymers and are often less expensive than their natural plant and animal counterparts. These synthetics first appeared on the scene with an artificial silk in 1894, and other fibers were developed throughout the 20th century, such as Rayon, Nylon, Acrylic and Polyester.

There are a number of advantages to synthetic materials. They tend to be more stain resistant, they also dry easily and are easier to maintain. On the downside, they tend to be more flammable and less heat-resistant.

Here's a video on how polyester is made from recycled plastic bottles.

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