Question

What are petrochemicals? Why are they so important?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Answer 2

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What are petrochemicals?

Petrochemicals are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as maize, palm fruit or sugar cane.

Why are they so important?

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.