What is Petroleum product?
A '''petroleum product''' is an [[organic compound]] made in [[oil refinery|oil refineries]]. They result from ''refining'' (changing) [[crude oil]] (also called ''Petroleum'') into more useful products. Well-known petroleum products include: * [[fuel]]s ** [[Gasoline]] ** [[Diesel fuel]] ** [[Liquefied Petroleum Gas]] (LPG) ** [[fuel oil]] ** [[Kerosene]] * [[Asphalt]] (mainly used in [[asphalt concrete]]) * [[Paraffin|Paraffin wax]] * [[Tar]] In addition, oil-refineries also sell other things that come from the refining process, most notably * [[Propane]] and other gases * [[Sulfur]] (and [[Sulfuric acid]]) * [[Lubricant]]s for machines with moving parts * Different kind of industrial [[wax]]es Some [[Petrochemical]]s, including [[plastic]]s, are made from petroleum products. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Petroleum]]