Oil refineries produce olefins and aromatics by fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum fractions. Chemical plants produce olefins by steam cracking of natural gas liquids like ethane and propane. Aromatics are produced by catalytic reforming of naphtha. Olefins and aromatics are the building-blocks for a wide range of materials such as solvents, detergents, and adhesives. Olefins are the basis for polymers and oligomers used in plastics, resins, fibers, elastomers, lubricants, and gels.
oil refineries produce olefins and aromatics by fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum fractions chemical plants produce olefins by steam cracking of natural gas liquids like ethane and propane aromatics are produced by catalytic reforming of naphtha olefins and aromatics are the building-blocks for a wide range of materials such as solvents detergents and adhesives olefins are the basis for polymers and oligomers used in plastics resins fibers elastomers lubricants and gels