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PETROCHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

Base chemicals including the petrochemical building blocks, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylenes, and methanol, which are all important chemical building blocks sourced from the petrochemical industry.

Key term(s)
  • petrochemical building blocks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Les produits de base sont les dérivés fondamentaux de la pétrochimie, comme l'ammoniac, le benzène, le butadiène, l'éthyle, le méthanol, le propène, le toluène et le xylène [...]

Key term(s)
  • dérivés fondamentaux de la pétrochimie

Spanish

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