Description
The “Mining of Petroleum, Cracking of Oil” (55x90 cm) educational chart provides a comprehensive visual summary of both petroleum extraction and the key refining process known as cracking, presented in a large, clearly labeled format for classroom or laboratory training.
Main Features of the Chart
Format: Multicolor printing on laminated 55x90 cm paper, designed for educational use.
Mining of Petroleum:
Illustrates oil exploration, drilling, and extraction, often depicting a wellbore penetrating oil-rich strata.
Shows oil rigs/platforms, the role of permeability and porosity, collection of crude oil, and subsequent transfer to refineries.
Visualizes the flow of crude from underground reservoirs to surface collection and storage facilities.
Cracking of Oil:
Diagrams the breakdown of large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller, more valuable products like gasoline and diesel via thermal, steam, or catalytic cracking.
Details equipment such as cracking units/reactors, separators, and fractionators.
Differentiates types of cracking:
Thermal cracking (using heat/pressure)
Catalytic cracking (using catalysts to improve product yield/quality)
Steam cracking (especially in petrochemical feedstock production)
Accompanying notes or legends on the poster explain:
The chemistry and purpose of the cracking process (converting heavy crude oil fractions into lighter, more desirable products)
Typical products obtained, such as gasoline, LPG, diesel, and petrochemical feedstocks
Educational Utility
Designed to teach students the full journey of petroleum from extraction to value-added products via cracking, integrating geoscience, chemistry, and industrial technology.
Helps in understanding the significance of refining and modern energy supply chains.
This chart serves as an engaging, clear instructional aid for high school or college-level chemistry, earth science, or technology courses.