2006-07-20 22:01:58 · 5 answers · asked by Graham C 1 in Environment
The last answer is on the right lines. However, oil is made of hydrocarbons of different lengths. In the simplest form the percentage of carbon can vary from 75% for methane up to 86% for long chains. In addition, there are unsaturated hydrocarbons, which contain more than their saturated counterparts. Add to this, that there are many other compounds within oil which will not burn (under normal conditions) and it is clear that it depends on what type of oil, even which source is important. For most purposes only 60% of a barrel of crude oil can be burnt. Assuming 85% C, this gives around 1800g of CO2 (or around 1000 litres!)
2006-07-23 10:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Roughly crude is 90% by weight carbon although this will vary with the type of crude. Mostly this carbon will be converted to CO2 if products are burnt each kg of carbon producing 3.667 kg of CO2. Therefore one metric tonne of crude oil will typically produce 3,300 kg of CO2 if products are burnt.
2006-07-20 22:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by Robert A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What oil?
whether the combustion is complete( in excess air)?
What is the temperature ?as higher temperatures will favour the formation of CO
2006-07-20 22:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the form in which the oil is burned (ie: diesel, petrol), octane rating and any additives used.
2006-07-20 22:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by k² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, there is no measurement about such thing
2006-07-20 22:06:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dark Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋