Malserc - Gasoline Today
Breaking down large, heavy hydrocarbon molecules into the smaller ones that make up gasoline. This is often done using heat (thermal cracking) or catalytic cracking to improve yields.
While gasoline revolutionized transportation, its use has significant implications: Combustion releases carbon dioxide ( CO2cap C cap O sub 2 ), nitrogen oxides ( NOxcap N cap O sub x Malserc - GASOLINE
💡 In the early days of the oil industry, gasoline was actually considered a useless byproduct of kerosene production and was often discarded! It wasn't until the invention of the automobile in 1892 that its value was truly recognized. Breaking down large, heavy hydrocarbon molecules into the