Petrochemical

A petrochemical is a chemical product that is made from petroleum, natural gas or other hydrocarbons.

Some petrochemicals include alcohol, antiseptics, artificial rubber, detergents, drugs, explosives, food additives, insecticides, perfume, plastic, and textile fiber.

Related pages[change | change source]

• Petroleum
• Petroleum products
• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Other websites[change | change source]

• Petrochemistry in Europe
• Educational resource on petrochemistry
• Article showing some of the basics of a petchem facility Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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