The College of Engineering

Department of Petrochemicals
Module: English Language

Title:fuel

A Module Tutor: Saad Al-Zeebaree

Date: 12\19\2018

The Student: Karzan mohamad salih

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Fuel vs Gas 

It is easy to see why many people are confused between fuel and gas. The petroleum

that runs all automobiles all over the world is referred to as gasoline in US, which is

why; many people think that gasoline is a product that is different from petroleum. But

the fact is that, the fuel used by car owners in US is the same petrol that is used by car

owners in India, though, there may be some differences in Octane number of the fuel

sold in two countries. However, we have many more differences between fuel and gas

that will be highlighted in this article.

Fuel

Basically any substance that can provide energy to do mechanical work for us, humans,

is considered to be a fuel. In this sense, even plants and animals meat that we consume

can be said to be fuels for us, as they provide energy for our sustenance. Wood can be

considered as the first fuel used by human beings when they learnt to make fire with

branches of trees. They cooked food over the energy released by burning of food. Even

the most sophisticated of fuels like petroleum and diesels undergo combustion to

provide energy. Most of the requirements of energy of mankind are being fulfilled by

fossil fuels that were formed some 6.5 millions of years ago with decay and

decomposition of organic materials. Fossil fuels constitute one of the most important

natural resource that are being exploited at a very rapid rate, and face the prospect of

depleting in the near future.

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There are more fuels apart from these fossil fuels such as bio fuels (derived from plant

sources) and nuclear fuels that are renewable and have the potential to be available to

mankind for much longer though with nuclear fuels there are many safety issues

associated with them.

Gas

Though many people call petroleum as gas, it is not a gas. However, there is natural

gas that is used as a fuel for different purposes, such as heating homes and for cooking

foods. This is called natural as it is found naturally and is mostly ethane. This is a fuel

that is found along with other hydrocarbons under the surface of the earth and as well,

has many other applications (such as manufacture of fertilizers). The organic material

that is buried deep inside the earth is responsible for the creation of this natural gas

through thermal reactions.

Natural gas cannot be utilized in the form it is obtained as it contains many impurities

that need to be removed, so that, only methane remains. Refinement process leads to

many other byproducts such as propane, butane and pentane along with sulfur, CO2,

water vapor with traces of N2 and helium gases

Difference between Fuel and Gas

• While natural gas is a source of fuel, not all fuels are gases

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• Fossil fuels are the most important source of fuels on earth with crude oil after

conversion into petroleum fulfilling energy requirements of all nations of the world.

• While the world is full of gases, it is natural gas that is used as a fuel in the form of

methane after removal of impurities.

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