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Petrochemicals - Characteristics of Hydrocarbons

All such types of chemicals that are derived from petroleum or natural gas known as petrochemicals. Some chemicals that are found from petroleum are summarized in table :

Table

Hydrocarbons
Compounds derived

Methane

Methyl chloride, methanol, chloroform,  formaldehyde, formic acid, freon, hydrogen for synthesis of ammonia.

Ethane

Ethyl chloride, acetic acid, ethyl bromide, acetaldehyde, ethylene, ethyl acetate, nitroethane, acetic anhydride.

Ethylene

Ethanol, ethylene oxide, glycol, vinyl chloride, glyoxal, polyethene, styrene, butadiene, acetic acid.

Propane

Propanol, propionic acid, isopropyl ether, acetone, nitromethane, nitroethane, nitropropane.

Propylene

Glycerol, isopropyl alcohol, allyl alcohol, acrolein, nitroglycerine, dodecylbenzene, cumene, bakelite.

Hexane

Benzene, DDT, gammexane.

Heptane

Toluene

Cycloalkanes

Benzene, toluene, xylenes, adipic acid.

Benzene

Ethyl benzene, styrene, phenol, BHC (insecticide), adipic acid, nylon, cyclohexane, ABS detergents.

Toluene

Benzoic acid, saccharin, chloramine-T, benzyl chloride, TNT benzaldehyde, benzal chloride.

 


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