what happenes when a metal petrochemicals
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Chemical plants convert oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals into chemical products. Chemicals derived from petroleum or natural gas are known as petrochemicals which are typically extracted during the refining process as crude oil and natural gas liquids are cracked or distilled.
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Chemical plants convert oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals into chemical products. Chemicals derived from petroleum or natural gas are known as petrochemicals which are typically extracted during the refining process as crude oil and natural gas liquids are cracked or distilled. Petrochemicals can be divided into two common classes: olefins (butadiene, ethylene, and propylene) and aromatic (benzene, toluene, and xylene isomers). Oil refineries produce olefins and aromatics by fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum fractions. Chemical plants take natural gas liquids (ethane, propane and butane) from a gas processing plant and use a steam cracking process to produce olefins. Aromatics are produced by catalytic reforming of naphtha. Olefins and aromatics are the basic components for a wide range of materials such as solvents, detergents, and adhesives. Olefins are the basis for polymers and oligomers used in plastics, resins, fibers, elastomers, lubricants, and gels. Polymers and plastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, and polycarbonate make up the vast majority of the chemical industry’s output worldwide.
Chemicals are used to manufacture numerous consumer products (health care, pharmaceuticals and electronics) and play an important part in the agriculture (pesticides), manufacturing (solvents), construction (roofing materials), and service industries (cleaning/janitorial supplies). Corken’s reciprocating gas compressors, sliding vane pumps and turbine pumps are used to load and unload all of these chemicals when stored and transported.