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Petrochemical are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum origin (Hydrocarbon). Petrochemicals have had a dramatic impact on our food, clothing, shelter and leisure. Some synthetics, tailored for particular uses, actually perform better than products made by nature because of their unique properties. The two main classes of petrochemical raw materials are olefins (including ethylene and propylene) and aromatics (Including benzene ...
Petroleum is derived from Latin word petra, meaning rock or stone, and oleum, meaning oil. Liquid petroleum, or oil, comprises a variety of liquid hydrocarbon compounds; compounds made up of different proportions of the elements carbon and hydrogen. Petroleum source rocks are fine grained sedimentary rocks from which it is difficult to extract large quantities of oil or gas. These rocks are also termed as reservoir rocks. Well testing has progressed to become one ...