Petrochemical products

Petrochemical products

Petrochemicals are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane.

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Petrochemical products

Abs resin

Energy; Petrochemical products

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene copolymer. A group of tough, rigid thermoplastics derived from the monomers in the name. Uses include automobile and boat parts and fittings, business machines, ...

Accelerator

Energy; Petrochemical products

A compound, usually organic, that greatly reduces the time for a reaction to take place.

Feedstocks

Energy; Petrochemical products

Raw materials required for an industrial process. In the chemical industry, common feedstocks include natural gas or natural gas liquids such as naphtha, gas oil, and ethane. Benzene, ethylene, ...

Extrusion

Energy; Petrochemical products

A technique for making flat plastic sheet or profiles from a variety of resins. Articles using this technique include containers for food, beverages and personal care items, flat sheets for truck ...

Extractive distillation

Energy; Petrochemical products

A type of distillation involving a fractionating column and characterised by use of an additive, often a solvent, which modifies the vaporisation characteristics of the materials being processed to ...

Expoxidation

Energy; Petrochemical products

The reaction in which an olefin is converted to a cyclic, three-membered ether, i.e. an epoxide or oxirane

Polymer

Energy; Petrochemical products

A large molecule formed by chemical reaction of one or more lower molecular weight reagents of five or more several identical combining units (monomers).