Question

Petroleum gas is used in:

• A. the production of carbon black needed in tyre industry
• B. all of these
• C. manufacturing gasoline
• D. the production of hydrogen needed in fertilizer industry

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Apart from using as a fuel to run automobiles, the other uses of petroleum includes:

1. Production of ammonia via produced hydrogen and nitrogen for making of fertilizers using a process called as Haber process.

2. In tyre industry. Rubber is a product of butadiene.

3. In pharmaceuticals, byproducts of petroleum: mineral oil and petrolatum are ingredients of many ointments and topical pharmaceuticals.