Petrochemical

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020784",
  "term": "Petrochemical",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Chemicals obtained by refining (i.e., distilling) crude oil. They are used as raw materials in the manufacture of most industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fibers, paints, medicines, and many other products.\n\n2. Many products derived from crude oil refining, such as ethylene, propylene, butylene, and isobutylene, are primarily intended for use as petrochemical feedstock in the production of plastics, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubbers, and other products\n\n3. Methanol, acrylonitrile, ethylene, ethylene oxide, ethylene dichloride, and any form of carbon black.",
    "Chemicals obtained by refining (i.e., distilling) crude oil. They are used as raw materials in the manufacture of most industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fibers, paints, medicines, and many other products. See crude oil."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Chemical substances",
    "Climate change"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Emissions Glossary",
    "DOL Occupational Health and Safety Administration Petroleum Refining Process at https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html#app_iv:2_1",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/petrochemical/"
}