Question

Explain in detail how petroleum refineries act as a "nodal industry"?

Answer 1

Petroleum refineries act as a "nodal industry Because it provides fuel for heat and lighting, lubricants for machinery and raw materials for a number of manufacturing industries like synthetic textile fertilizer and numerous chemical industries. that's why petroleum called as a nodal industry.

Answer 2

Answer:

Petroleum refineries act as a ‘nodal industry’ for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries. During fractional distillation of mineral oil, apart from petrol, diesel and kerosene which act as fuel, a number of byproducts like naptha, phyneyl, paraffin wax, asphalt or tar and a number of petrochemicals are obtained. Chemicai fertilisers, insecticides and chemicais, artificiai fibres and artificial rubber are products of petrochemicals. Thus, petrochemicals, provide raw materials for fertilisers, numerous chemicals, synthetic textiles, synthetic rubber and plastic industries.

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