Petro Chemicals

Petrochemicals are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other

They are important because they are used to manufacture large number of useful material such as detergents, synthetic fibres, plastics, synthetic rubber, drugs, dyes, perfumes, fertilisers, insecticides etc. Hydrogen gas is obtained as a petrochemical from natural gas.It is used in the manufacture of fertilisers

Petrochemicals are organic chemicals made from crude oil and natural gas for use in industrial processes. Examples of primary petrochemicals include methanol, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene and xylene.

Natural gas and crude oils are the basic raw materials for the manufacture of petrochemicals.