Crude oil
material · 1859 · Industrial Revolution
A natural mixture of hydrocarbons; industrial extraction since the 1850s.
Principles and materials it uses
- Oil well — uses. Oil is extracted from wells.
Where it is used
- Petrol — is material for. Petrol is made from crude oil.
- Kerosene — is material for. A fraction of crude oil.
- Polyethylene — is material for. Made from petroleum products.
- Nylon — is material for. The raw material is petrochemical.
- Tanker — is used in. It carries oil.
- Bitumen — is material for. The residue of oil distillation.