2006-07-30 23:53:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It is petroleum that was manufactured in a lab instead of being refined from crude oil.
2006-07-31 01:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are referring to synthetic petroleum or oil.
Synthetic fuel (or synfuel), synthetic petroleum, or synthetic oil is any liquid fuel, feedstock (for plastics manufacturing), or lubricant obtained from coal or natural gas (rather than from crude oil).
It can sometimes refer to materials derived from other solids such as oil shale, tar sand, waste plastics, or from the fermentation of biomatter. It can also (less often) refer to gaseous fuels produced in a similar way.
The best known process is the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis which was used on a large scale in Germany during World War II. For other processes, see coal liquefication.
I should note that the term "synthetic" is somewhat misleading if you think that the alternative (refined petroleum) is more pristine or natural in some way. Crude oil is a pretty variable material and the petroleum suppliers often do alot of blending and purification to it before it is suitable for consumption.
2006-07-31 09:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by ChemDoc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn to spell the word correctly first.
2006-07-31 09:51:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋