Petroleum Chemistry

Chemical Applications in Producing Oil and Gas

The chemical industry contains the organizations that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it changes over crude materials (oil, gaseous petrol, air, water, metals, and minerals) into in excess of 70,000 distinct items. The plastics industry contains some overlap, as most chemical companies produce plastic as well as other chemicals.  

In spite of the fact that synthetic compounds were made and utilized since the beginning, the birth of the heavy chemical industry (production of chemicals in large quantities for a variety of uses) corresponded with the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in general.