Carbon chemistry

Target audience: year 10/11 chemistry

How can fuel be made from plants using simple equipment? An investigation of biodiesel leads to various aspects of carbon (organic) chemistry.

This sequence contains eight sections: Coconut oil chemistryBiodiesel productionLaboratory distillation of crude oilFractional distillationNaming hydrocarbonsCarbon tradingGreen chemistry; and Carbon nanotubes.

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