PetroChemistry.net - European Union trade association located in Brussels, Belgium
Title
Petrochemistry : petrochemicals, petrochemical industry in Europe
Description
Petrochemistry is a field that plays a major role in satisfying our basic human needs, such as health, hygiene, housing and food; it also contributes to a host of other critical areas, such as high technology, transport and leisure. It has a fascinating history and a no less exciting future.
What is petrochemistry, where does it start, and how does it contribute to turn petrochemicals into the products you see and use everyday? Select a section in the left-hand menu and read about the history of petrochemistry, and about the processes that allow crude oil to be turned into petrochemicals and petrochemicals into useful products. You can also take a tour of petrochemistry in everyday life or navigate our interactive flowchart, and you will soon realise that we owe to petrochemistry a great many items and devices that contribute to making our lives easier, safer and more comfortable.
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Related Domains
- Appe
- Acetaldehyde
- Acrylonitrle
- Aliphatic
- Aromatics
- Association
- Basic Chemicals
- Benzene
- Biofuel
- Business
- Butadiene
- C4
- Carbon Dioxide
- Cefic Petrochemistry
- Chemicals
- Clean Fuels
- Co2
- Cracker
- Crackers
- Crude Oil
- Cumene
- Debottlenecking
- Ethane
- Ethyl Alcohol
- Ethylbenzene
- Ethylene
- Ethylene Dichloride
- Ethylene Glycol
- Ethylene Oxide
- Europe
- Formaldehyde
- Fuel Oxygenates
- Glycol
- Hydrocarbon
- Hydrocarbons
- Isopropanol
- Lower Olefins
- Mtbe
- Methanol
- Monomer
- Naphtha
- Olefins
- Petrochemical Consumption
- Petrochemical Production
- Petrochemicals
- Petrochemicals Consumption
- Petrochemicals Production
- Phenol
- Polymer
- Producers
- Propylene
- Propylene Glycol
- Propylene Oxide
- Steam Cracker
- Steam Crackers
- Synthetic
- Toluene
- Xylenes
- APPE
- In
- MTBE
- Of