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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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