What is Petrochemical?
A '''petrochemical''' is a [[Organic compound|chemical]] product that is made from [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]] or other [[hydrocarbon]]s. Some petrochemicals include [[alcohol]], [[antiseptic]]s, artificial [[rubber]], [[detergent]]s, [[drugs]], [[explosives]], [[Food additive|food additives]], insecticides, perfume, plastic, and textile fiber. ==Related pages== *[[Petroleum]] *[[Petroleum product]]s *[[Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries]] == Other websites == * [http://www.petrochemistry.net/ Petrochemistry in Europe] * [http://www.xperimania.net/ Educational resource on petrochemistry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102072537/http://www.xperimania.net/ |date=2012-01-02 }} * [http://www.petrochemicals.dnetzer.net/articles/article-3.05.pdf Article showing some of the basics of a petchem facility] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084319/http://www.petrochemicals.dnetzer.net/articles/article-3.05.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} [[Category:Chemistry]] {{chem-stub}}