How is oil converted to fuel?
How is oil converted to fuel? A process known as pyrolysis already exists for recycling oil that involves heating it to a high temperature in the absence of oxygen. Pyrolysis breaks down the oil into a mixture of gases, liquids and solids. The gases and liquids can be converted into gasoline or diesel fuel, though not very easily. Why is oil a fuel? Oil is particularly useful as a fuel because of its high energy density. As previously mentioned, the original energy source of oil is the Sun, as the energy stored within dead organic matter is what creates crude...