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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
Metaxylene
Energy; Petrochemical products
A.k.a. m-xylene, 3-methyltoluene or 1,3-dimethylbenzene. Chevron Phillips Chemical's Specialty Chemicals division sells high purity m-xylene.
Mole
Energy; Petrochemical products
The mass of a specific chemical defined as the weight of 6.02 x 1023 atoms or molecules of that chemical.
K-Resin® SBC
Energy; Petrochemical products
Chevron Phillips Chemical's brand of styrene-butadiene copolymers known for its glass-like clarity, high impact strength, and value. It is easily produced using conventional processes like blow ...
Marlex® polypropylene
Energy; Petrochemical products
Phillips Sumika Polypropylene Company brand name for its line of polypropylene products.
Aromax® process
Energy; Petrochemical products
A Chevron Phillips Chemical proprietary process for production of benzene.
Aromatics
Energy; Petrochemical products
A highly reactive group of hydrocarbons with unsaturated rings of carbon atoms, enabling the production of a wide variety of products. As the name suggests, aromatics have a distinctive odor.
Alpha olefins
Energy; Petrochemical products
A range of highly linear terminal olefins formed by oligomerization of ethylene. Examples include 1-butene (C4=), 1-hexene (C6=), and 1-octene (C8=). A.k.a. NAO (Normal Alpha Olefins) or ...
