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UCY ENERGY supplies petrochemicals
physically
Petrochemicals are chemical products made from
raw materials of petroleum or other hydrocarbon origin. Although some of the
chemical compounds that originate from petroleum may also be derived from other
sources (such as coal or natural gas), petroleum is a major source of many.
The two main classes of petrochemical raw materials are olefins (including
ethylene and propylene) and aromatics (including benzene and xylene isomers),
both of which are produced in very large quantities. At oil refineries, olefins
are produced mainly from hydrocarbons by processes such as fluid catalytic
cracking and steam cracking. At oil refineries, aromatic hydrocarbons are mainly
produced by catalytic reforming or similar processes. From these basic building
blocks is made a very wide range of chemicals and other materials used in
industry - monomers, solvents, detergents, and adhesives. From the monomers,
polymers or oligomers are produced for plastics, resins, fibers, elastomers,
certain lubricants, and gels.
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