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Definition: hydrocarbons The alkanes Common alkanes, nomentclature Some physical characteristics of alkanes Other families of hydrocarbons Structural Isomers Alkane chemistry reactions Hydrocarbons and the economy Sources of alkanes Petroleum and natural gas Petroleum and natural gas formation
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Energy flow Time scale The Hubbert Curve Petroleum deposits World oil consumption From the deposits to the consumer Petroleum refining Gasoline Octane ratings Internal Combustion Engine Video The Combustion Reaction- Balancing Act
Topics (Continued)
Heats of Combustion Unintended consequences Climate Change Some Environmental Changes An Expanded Example Tundra Petroleum Toxicity The Clean-up Cleaning Action of a Soap, a Dispersant Bio-degradation of Alkanes and Dispersants Conclusion
Hydrocarbon Molecules
Contain only carbon and hydrogen Important fuels Base stock for the synthesis of many useful compounds Familiar examples: methane, propane, butane and octane There are several families of hydrocarbons The major sources are natural gas and petroleum Well first focus on the alkanes
Contain only hydrogen and carbon Only single covalent bonds Methanes molecular formula, CH4 (g)
Common Alkanes
Alkanes all fit this formula scheme: CnH2n+2 where n can be any whole number Methane, CH4 Ethane, C2H6 Propane, C3H8 Butane, C4H10 Pentane, C5H12 Hexane, C6H14
fuel, major component of natural gas fuel, component of natural gas fuel, LPG bottled gas fuel, cigarette lighters
Common Alkanes
Heptane, C7H16
Octane, C8H18
Nonane, C9H20
Decane, C10H22
Hexadecane C16H34
Youll see that the prefixes, meth, eth, prop, etc mean 1, 2, 3, carbons etc. These prefixes carry on to other organic compound names such as ethanol. Ethanol has the formula C2H5OH How many carbons would be in propanol? Answer 3
Paraffin wax refers to the solids with 20 n 40 White, odorless, tasteless, waxy solid, with a typical melting point between about 47 C and 64 C ( 117F to 147F) Uses: Candles, drywall, thermostats
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Petroleum Jelly: Semi-solid; C range greater than 25; FDA approved; one of the first alkane products Improper uses Fresh Burns Nasal congestion or dryness Sexual Lubricant
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Gases
Temperature Celsius
B.P.
Liquids M.P.
Solids
Number of Carbon Atoms
At room temperature, 25 C, how many alkanes (C1 C14) are gases? At 25 C, how many are liquids? Solids?
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Cycloalkanes CnH2n
Cyclohexane, C6H12
Alkenes CnH2n
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
Ethene, C2H2
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Structural Isomers
Compounds that have the same molecular formulas but different structural formulas.
butane
B.P. -11.7 C
Isomers of C5H12
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Number of Isomers
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Crude oil is a complex, highly variable mixture of hydrocarbons. Including: alkanes, Cycloalkanes, Alkenes, and Aromatic hydrocarbons
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These compounds vary from very small molecules to large, complex ones, such as the arene on the right.
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Alkane Reactions
The most important alkane reaction is combustion. Otherwise, alkanes are relatively stable chemically. Combustion refers to the burning of a substance. Methane + oxygen produces carbon dioxide, water, and lots of energy (heat and light) CH4 +O2 CO2 + H2O + Energy (unbalanced) This is an exothermic process Recall that energy is the ability to do work
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$405,607 4 BP 5 Chevron $ 367,053 $21,157 $263,159 $23,931
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Sources of Alkanes
The major sources are natural gas and petroleum (coal too, especially methane) Other sources are methanogen bacteria (produce swamp or marsh gas) and cattle Biologically produced short chained alkanes are referred to as biogas. Petroleum is a complex mixture of alkanes and other hydrocarbons Petroleum deposits vary in their mixtures of hydrocarbons
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These are classified as fossil fuels because the preponderance of evidence suggests that they were formed from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton in ancient marine and freshwater environments.
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Anoxic Environment
Petroleum and NG form under anoxic conditions when dead plankton drift to the ocean bottom (benthos) and are covered by sediments. The organic molecules are deprived of oxygen (anoxic). Over time these organic compounds are gradually converted to alkanes. Pressures and temperatures are high.
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Conversion of Sugar to Methane and Carbon Dioxide Example: sugar, under high pressure and temperature, anoxically decomposes to carbon dioxide and methane. Sugar carbon dioxide and methane Energy + C6H12O6 CO2 + CH4 Balanced: Energy + C6H12O6 3 CO2 + 3 CH4 This is an endothermic process (energy input required)
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Photosynthesis converts photon energy to chemical bond energy (millisecond to second time scale)
Time Scale
From the former slide, you call see that the time scales for the energy flow range from less than a second (photosynthesis) to millions of years (formation of fossil fuels). The preponderance of evidence suggests that the worlds consumption of petroleum and natural gas is out pacing its natural rate of production. In other words we are rapidly running out of these resources.
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Petroleum Deposits
Plankton biomass accumulates constantly on the bottom of the worlds oceans. However the distribution is not even, nor are the physical requirements for the conversion of this biomass to petroleum always present. Rates of Photosynthesis
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Anticline
Petroleum is formed in an oil window of favorable temperature And pressure in the sedimentary rock below the oil deposit.
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Petroleum is a complex mixture of alkanes, cycloalkanes, unsaturated hydrocarbons, as well as other carbon compounds. These deposits will often contain (1) an upper layer of gases,(2) a middle layer of liquid/solid materials (mostly organic compounds) with (3) a lower layer of saline water. These mixtures have names such as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Tapis, and Brent Blend
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Asphalt Deposits
Sometimes the cap rock is eroded away The lighter (volatile) compounds evaporate Leaving behind very heavy semisolid material - asphalt
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Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily (most recent) by country Rank Countries Amount # 1 United States: 20,517 # 2 China: 6,684 # 3 Japan: 5,288 # 4 Germany: 2,625 # 5 Russia: 2,574 # 6 India: 2,555 # 7 Korea, South: 2,280 # 8 Canada: 2,206 # 9 France: 1,975 # 10 Mexico: 1,896
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Petroleum Refining
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(1) Fractional distillation: Relies on differences in boiling points to separate compounds from the petroleum mixture (2) Hydrocarbon Cracking: Using energy and catalysts, large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules. (3) Organic synthesis: Special products called petroleum derivatives are produced using specific chemical processes.
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Fractional Distillation
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Hydrocarbon Cracking
Hydrocarbon cracking is the process of breaking long chain hydrocarbons into short ones. Wikipedia C6H14g(Hexane) --> C3H8g (Propane)+ C3H6g(Propene) A large molecule is cracked into two smaller molecules.
Depending on the demand, products are provided to the market by balancing these two processes as well as others.
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Organic Synthesis Heres an example: The hydration (addition of water) to ethene (C2H4) results in the production of ethanol (drinking alcohol)
catalyst
ethanol
ethene
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Gasoline
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Octane Rating
Octane Rating is a measure of the autoignition properties of a fuel in a spark ignition internal combustion engine. In other words, the fuels anti-knock characteristics.
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Octane Ratings
Fuels are compared to 2,2,4-trimethyl pentane (iso-octane) 100 octane and nheptane zero octane What is compared? The anti-knock characteristics of the fuel If a fuel performs as does a mixture of 90% 2,2,4 trimethylpentane (iso-octane) and 10% n-heptane, then the fuel is rated as 90 octane and so on.
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Octane Ratings
Research Octane Number (RON): most common number used internationally Motor Octane Number (MON): Also known as the aviation lean octane rating Trends 8-10 points below the RON for any given fuel (R+M)/2) = the average value and is reported in the U.S.A as the octane rating
All the same: Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane Number (PON), or (R+M)/2.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIKJ6Av 5zo
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Combustion of alkanes
Alkane(g) + Oxygen(g) Carbon dioxide (g) Water vapor CnH2n+2 + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g) + energy (mostly heat) The reaction must be balanced with coefficients. Balance carbons first: C5H12(g) + O2(g) 5 CO2(g) + H2O(g) + Energy Balance hydrogen next: C5H12(g) + O2(g) 5 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(g) + Energy Now balance the oxygen: C5H12(g) + 8 O2(g) 5 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(g) + Energy
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Another Example
C4H10 + O2 4 CO2
5 H2O
+ Energy
Note that there are 13 atoms of oxygen on the right side, so well use (13/2) as our coefficient for the oxygen molecule on the left side to temporarily balance the equation. C4H10 + 13/2 O2 4 CO2 + 5 H2O + Energy Sometimes youll see the equation left as is, but most often it will be cleaned up by multiplying everything by a factor of two. This removes the fractional coefficient for the oxygen. 2 C4H10 + 13 O2 8 CO2 + 10 H2O + Energy
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Heats of Combustion
These combustion reactions are extremely important. The combustion of carbon compounds, especially hydrocarbons, has been the most important source of heat energy for human civilizations throughout recorded history.
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/funcrx1.htm
Recall that the U.Ss daily consumption of petroleum is about 21,000 thousand barrels per day. Thats 21 million barrels per day!!!
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Unintended Consequences
Every gallon of gasoline consumed produces about 19 pounds of carbon dioxide gas. Humans are shifting the carbon balance on a massive scale from the geologic carbon sinks to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases absorb infrared light (heat) and the result is an increase in atmospheric temperature. This leads to climate change.
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Recent Data
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Climate Change
From the EPA: Many elements of human society and the environment are sensitive to climate variability and change. Human health, agriculture, natural ecosystems, coastal areas, and heating and cooling requirements are examples of climate-sensitive systems.
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Some observed changes include: (1) shrinking of glaciers (2) thawing of permafrost (3) later freezing and earlier break-up of ice on rivers and lakes (4) lengthening of growing seasons (5) shifts in plant and animal ranges (6) earlier flowering of trees
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/index.html
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An Expanded Example
Thawing of Permafrost
The Arctic is expected to experience the greatest rates of warming compared with other world regions As permafrost melts, methane and CO2 are released from the frozen soil. Methane is a greenhouse gas (25 times more potent than CO2) The permafrost system seems to be in a positive feedback mode (higher temperatures increase the melting and release of more GHGs higher temperatures and so on)
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For example, the GWP for methane over 100 years is 25 and for nitrous oxide 298. This means that emissions of 1 million metric tonnes of methane and nitrous oxide respectively is equivalent to emissions of 25 and 298 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_equivalent
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Petroleum Toxicity
Alkanes have relatively low toxicity Aromatic hydrocarbons (arenes) have relatively high toxicity Aromatics are components of petroleum. Benzene, C6H6, is an example of an aromatic hydrocarbon. Benzene is one of the 20 most widely used chemicals in the United States. 58
Benzene Toxicity
Benzene is classified as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program because it has been known to cause cancer. Long-term exposure to high levels of benzene can cause leukemia.
Short-term exposure to high levels of benzene by breathing or eating affects the central nervous system, and can cause paralysis, coma, convulsions, dizziness, sleepiness, rapid heart rate, tightness of the chest, tremors, and rapid breathing.
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/chemicals.php?id=5
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Clean up
Combustion
Pick up
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The Clean-up
Dispersants
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Soaps are dispersants. Soaps are compounds which are made by heating fats or oils, from animal or vegetable sources, with lye, a strongly basic compound. A typical soap molecule has the formula: Long alkane like nonpolar tail
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CO2-1 Na+1
Polar end Polar tail dissolves in oils and the polar end dissolves in water
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The large oil drops are reduced to microdroplets by the action of the soap or detergent dispersed.
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Detergents
A detergent is a similar kind of molecule, that is made from petroleum products. A typical formula is:
Nonpolar alkane-like tail
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OSO3-1 Na+1
Polar head
Where do we source detergents? Take a guess- petroleum! So we dont really remove the oil from the water; its still there. So what happens to it and the detergent?
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Bio-degradation of Alkanes
Certain types of bacteria can metabolize alkanes: they prefer even-numbered carbon chains as they are easier to degrade than odd-numbered chains. The steps start with the oxidation of one end of the chain to form an alcohol and then proceed step-wise to end up with CO2 and H2O plus metabolic energy. Laboratory experiments suggest that microbial communities can adapt to an alkane diet.
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Biodegradation of Dispersants
The two dispersants used by BP, Corexit EC9500A and Corexit EC9527A, are either comparable or 10 to 20 times more toxic than 12 other dispersants on the EPAs approved list.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0520/EPA-scolds-BP-in-Gulf-oil-spilldispersant-is-too-toxic-change-it/(page)/2
The two dispersants used are produced by Nalco Holding Company, NYSE, NLC. Website: http://www.nalco.com
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Nalco Response
Nalco Response
Bioaccumulation Based on modeling using US EPA software (as part of the EPI Suite v4.0, 2009), none of the COREXIT product components pose a risk of bioaccumulating.
At 840,000 gallons, the amount of dispersant in the region of the 3,850 square-mile slick represents an average concentration of about 30 parts per billion to the 10 meters of depth the dispersant will go even without factoring in that a substantial portion of the product has already biodegraded. By comparison, the EPA allows drinking water to contain nonbiodegradable contaminants -- including carcinogens and reproductive toxins -- that exceed the level of biodegradable chemicals present in COREXIT in the Gulf. http://www.nalco.com/news-and-events/4279.htm
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The Future?
Uncertain: first time that dispersants have been used at a wellhead. Plumes of hydrocarbons/dispersants present In deep water Bacteria eat some of the hydrocarbons but reduce the oxygen levels in doing so; this will likely impact many marine ecosystems throughout the Gulf. Heavier petroleum consonants remain as tar balls
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Over time tar balls can lose their lighter materials, become denser and sink below the surface to resurface after storms. "It could show up in Miami next spring," he said. "It is likely that the heavier oils ... will continue to wash in for several years. said Tony Wood, director of the National Spill Control School at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GULF_OIL_SPILL_FOR_HOW_LON G?SITE=FLTAM
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Florida beach visitors soak up sun, ignore occasional tar ball http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/20/flori da.tourism.oil.disaster/index.html Massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill http://postpix.palmbeachpost.com/mycapture /folder.asp?event=991197&CategoryID=509 73&ListSubAlbums=0
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Predictions
From the preceding slides, you can begin to understand the important role of hydrocarbons in our biosphere. From the concept of hydrocarbons, one can also begin to understand how petroleum is connected to products, that a first, may seem totally unrelated. A couple of examples:
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Alcohols are derivatives of hydrocarbons as we saw with the synthesis of ethanol from ethene and water. C2H4 + HOH CH3CH2OH (ethanol)
Think of the carbon chain (in this case, C-C) as derived from ethane (C-C chain or backbone). The only difference in the number and types of atoms is that a H atom has been substituted with a OH functional group (called a hydroxyl group). Note:
Technically the C2H4 reaction with water is called an addition reaction.
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A Series of Substitutions
Ethane - fuel Remove H and add OH Ethanol drinking alcohol, solvent, fuel Remove H and add another OH ethane-1,2-diol antifreeze and precursor for plastics, etc
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can recycle
Polyethylene (PE) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
What changes were made to derive this triose, D-aldotriose (a sugar)? It is a precursor to lactic acid. C3H6O3 Answer: remove
2Hs from C #1 and double bond the oxygen.
C #1
C #2
C #3
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Conclusion
Hydrocarbons are arguably the most important source of energy and chemical base stock in recorded history. Hydrocarbons makeup the backbones of biologically important compounds such as alcohols, sugars, lipids, and amino acids. A knowledge of hydrocarbons is absolutely necessary to help one understand the complexities of the biosphere, as well as, economics in the 21st century.
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