based on which factors chemical is located in india
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While many of the products from the industry, such as detergents, soaps and perfumes, are purchased directly by the consumer, 70% of chemicals manufactured are used to make products by other industries including other branches of the chemical industry itself. The industry uses a wide range of raw materials, from air and minerals to oil
1. Ammonia is made from natural gas which is imported by pipeline from the North Sea.
2. Some ammonia is used to make nitric acid
3. Ammonia and nitric acid are used to make the fertilizer, ammonium nitrate
4. Ammonia is also converted into hydrogen cyanide.
5. Hydrogen cyanide is used in the process to make methyl 2-methylpropenoate, a key monomer for the manufacture of various acrylic polymers
6. The stream of ‘waste’ sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate from the process to make methyl 2-methylpropenoate is converted to pure sulfuric acid, which can then be reused in the process.
7. The tank farm stores imported reactants and products prior to export