Explain the use of crude oil as a source of both aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons Crude oil: a complex mixture of hydrocarbons found in layers of rock beneath the earth’s surface Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: contain chains of carbon atoms that may be branched Aromatic Hydrocarbons: contain Benzene rings- rings of carbon atoms with delocalized electrons Alkanes all have different boiling points dependent on the length of the carbon chain in the molecule. The smaller chains ie. the most volatile
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Do we need an alternative theory of economics? Economics is usually defined as the problem of how best to distribute limited resources‚ limited because wants are characterised as unlimited‚ but common sense tells us that rather than limited resources‚ there is an abundance of resources. The difference is one of perspective and this is core to any alternative understanding of economics. If wants are the focus‚ then of course resources are limited by definition‚ but if minimum needs or essentials
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Topic: IFRS and US GAAP in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Summer 2013 July 17‚ 2013 Introduction Many countries in the world speaks many different languages when it comes to financial reporting. When one compare the accounting standards years ago to what is seen today‚ it’s shown that investors tolerated a great deal. As the markets are becoming global‚ investors are choosing the better global accounting standards that are available to them. For this reason‚ this paper will point out the International
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A focal issue in Albert Wendt’s novel Leaves of the Banyan Tree is the influence of Christianity on Samoan culture. Leaves of the Banyan Tree opens in the small village of Sapepe during the 1930s. Traditional Samoan culture is on the decline and according to Sefrosa Carroll’s article “Weaving New Spaces: Christological Perspectives from Oceania (Pacific) and the Oceanic Diaspora” “western theologies” are the primary reason. The “papalagi” have intertwined their western values‚ particularly capitalism
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Effects of Action in Processing Cases Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) also known as additional dispute resolution‚ is a name given to the various methods employed to resolve disputes that do not involve a courtroom trial. Individuals and organizations recognize the financial cost and divisiveness of courtroom trials and hence resort to alternative dispute resolution as a means of solving disputes. Many times‚ lawyers discourage their clients from going to trial and instead advise them to
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Educational Psychology Alternative Teaching Methods Professor Josephine Hauer Abstract The following is an in depth overview of various teaching methods. Throughout time there have been different perspectives on what the best method of teaching might be. Many different extraordinary educators have created what they believe to be the best method of teaching. Some of those methods include Waldorf‚ Montessori‚ and Sudbury education systems‚ as well as the education system
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Coconut oil’s competitors The competitors of coconut oil can be divided into 2 into groups direct competitors and indirect competitors. For direct competitors consist of the existing cooking coconut-oil producers that transform coconut oil into solid form and put it in clear glass bottle and liquid form in plastic bottle. The second group is indirect competitors which consist of the products that are used to for frying‚ baking‚ food preparation‚ flavoring that doesn’t involve heat and other types
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Alternatives and recommendation: Decision criteria: 1. Enables CRL to achieve its 20% annual growth goal. 2. Does not distract SPAFAS’s continual expansion in United States. Alternatives: 1. CRL invests $2 million to build a joint-venture with Alpes. Pros: Cons: It fills up CPL’s "strategic growth gap" It is a potential distraction for SPAFAS’s development in U.S. It facilitates SPAFAS’s expansion into international market There is "uncertain market and unstable currency" in Mexico Alpes has
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Water was added before the juice was extracted. To remove excess water‚ the juice extracted from the seeds was boiled and was allowed to cool. Testing on the use of the crude extract for lighting purposes then followed. Results show that it is possible to use the crude extract as substitute for kerosene and alcohol. Also‚ the quality of the crude extract was comparable to that of kerosene and alcohol. Primarily‚ the study aimed to produce crude extract from yellow bell seeds. It also aimed to use
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BP Oil Spill By: Kerrie Neff MGT 480 Due Diligence: Facts: I am focusing on Tony Hayward‚ former CEO of BP and I am here to address the issue regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and ultimately caused one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. To begin‚ there are many facts that led up to the incident‚ and then for many years after. BP and Hayward had already been questioned on their ethical conduct. The questions include fraud‚ environmental
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