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What’s made from oil?

What’s made from oil?. Education Presentation of the Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis. Introduction to CENTC. What and who we are: Center Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis A group of researchers across the country working together to create new catalysts

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What’s made from oil?

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  1. What’s made from oil? Education Presentation of the Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis

  2. Introduction to CENTC • What and who we are: • Center Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis • A group of researchers across the country working together to create new catalysts • Faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows work together to solve research problems. • Funded by the National Science Foundation

  3. How do we do this? • Meet via teleconference and IM to share results and ideas • Meet in-person yearly

  4. What is a catalyst? • A chemical in a reaction that increases the reaction rate, but is unchanged by the reaction • Can be big (an enzyme) or small (a proton) • Can make the reaction more efficient, more selective, and much faster • Catalysts cannot make unfavorable reactions happen – they only speed up reactions that will happen anyway • Where do we find catalysts? • Enzymes in your body • Catalytic converters in cars • Used in chemical plants

  5. Introduction to CENTC • What our purpose/mission is: • Create novel catalysts that: • Perform new reactions – especially to break “strong” bonds • Are more efficient • Are “greener”

  6. Introduction to Petroleum • Petroleum is a mixture of a number of substances: • Crude oil • Natural gas • Methane (for stoves & gas furnaces) • Butane (lighters) • Ethane (eventually made into plastic) • Propane (BBQ fuel)

  7. Common Petroleum Products • Fuels: • Include gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels • Used mostly for transportation • Account for 67% of oil consumption in US

  8. Common Petroleum Products • Polymers: • POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE • Dacron, Mylar, 2-liter pop bottles • POLYETHYLENE • Milk bottles (HD), sandwich bags (LD) • POLYVINYL CHLORIDE • Pipes, raincoats, shower curtains

  9. Common Petroleum Products • Polymers (cont’d) • POLYPROPYLENE • Interior trim in cars, yogurt containers, clothing, carpet • POLYSTYRENE • Food containers, insulation, Styrofoam, refrigerator interiors • POLYTETRAFLUORO-ETHYLENE • Teflon (non-stick coating)

  10. Common Petroleum Products • Polymers (cont’d) • POLYURETHANE • Lycra spandex, foam for upholstery, hard foams for sailboards and light aircraft wings • POLYAMIDE • Nylon for carpeting, clothing, brushes, artificial turf, gears and rods • POLYACRYLAMIDE • Very absorbent polymer used in diapers, potting soil (releases water in presence of salt)

  11. Others New car smell Ink Insecticides Deodorant Shoes Glue Hand lotion Soft contact lenses Fertilizers Hair coloring Dentures Lipstick Shampoo Food preservatives Tape Anesthetics House Paint Ammonia Safety glasses Pillows and sleeping bags Candles Rubbing Alcohol Perfume Heart valves Aspirin Common Petroleum Products

  12. Where is Aspirin From?

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