Petrochemical
noun
A chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas.
The petrochemical industry is an important part of the global economy.
Often appears as...
- petrochemical industry
- petrochemical production
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Technical
adjective
Related to or coming from petrochemicals.
There's a high demand for petrochemical products in the market.
Often appears as...
- petrochemical industry
- petrochemical products
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Technical
noun
A chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas.
The petrochemical industry is an important part of the global economy.
Often appears as...
- petrochemical industry
- petrochemical production
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to or coming from petrochemicals.
There's a high demand for petrochemical products in the market.
Often appears as...
- petrochemical industry
- petrochemical products
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Industry Connection
Petrochemicals are central to industries like plastic manufacturing.
Many plastic toys are made from petrochemical substances.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fuel
While petrochemicals come from the same sources as fuels, their use is mainly in creating other products.
Nylon, a common fabric, is a petrochemical product.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concerns
Petrochemicals raise ecological issues due to their petroleum base.
Environmentalists often campaign against new petrochemical plants.
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Connection
Petrochemicals are central to industries like plastic manufacturing.
Many plastic toys are made from petrochemical substances.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fuel
While petrochemicals come from the same sources as fuels, their use is mainly in creating other products.
Nylon, a common fabric, is a petrochemical product.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concerns
Petrochemicals raise ecological issues due to their petroleum base.
Environmentalists often campaign against new petrochemical plants.
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Connection
Petrochemicals are central to industries like plastic manufacturing.
Many plastic toys are made from petrochemical substances.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fuel
While petrochemicals come from the same sources as fuels, their use is mainly in creating other products.
Nylon, a common fabric, is a petrochemical product.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concerns
Petrochemicals raise ecological issues due to their petroleum base.
Environmentalists often campaign against new petrochemical plants.
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Obesity + Hunger = 1...
global is production of meat and fish understanding how to produce protein in a way that's healthy for the environment and healthy for people will be incredibly important to address things like climate change and and you know how we use petrochemical fertilizers and you know these are really relevant topics that are long-term and important for
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A radical plan to end...
And there are many adults as well, literally millions around the world, and in some industries, they actually account for the fact that, for example, we don't see a lot of metal waste in the world. That's exactly right. That little girl is, in fact, the hero of the environment. She's in competition with a great big petrochemical plant
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The living tech we need...
that we need the food and we need the shelter and so on, but we have very, very different constraints of this upmass problem and the reliability and the flexibility and so on. But because we have these constraints that you don't have here, where you might have to think about the indigenous petrochemical industry, or whatever,
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How India could pull off...
and beef up local power grids to handle the influx of electricity demand. Still, electrification won't work everywhere. It may not be possible to use electricity to power some heavy industrial processes in the fast-growing steel, cement, fertilizer and petrochemical sectors. Plants may need to add equipment
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Ellen Gustafson: Obesity...
Another thing that's become incredibly global is production of meat and fish. Understanding how to produce protein in a way that's healthy for the environment and healthy for people will be incredibly important to address things like climate change and how we use petrochemical fertilizers.
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Wireless data from every...
This is a remote operated vehicle beneath the ocean. And they use light to illuminate space down there. And this light can be used to transmit wireless data that these things to communicate with each other. Intrinsically safe environments like this petrochemical plant --
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The human insights...
was actually built over two earthquake faults. And these faults would release these petrochemical fumes from underneath the Earth's crust, and the oracle literally sat right above these faults, inhaling enormous amounts of ethylene gas, these fissures. It's true.
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Craig Venter: A voyage...
than our best chemists can produce. I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.
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How to Build an...
It's a continuum of petrochemical and plastics manufacturing facilities on acres of former plantations. Now, these facilities have created an intergenerational history of death from cancer,
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The Other Side of Essex...
in terms of Industry there's been asbestos here explosives the petrochemical industry obviously up at Curtin with the oil refineries there this is in many senses a toxic place
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Obesity + Hunger = 1...
global is production of meat and fish understanding how to produce protein in a way that's healthy for the environment and healthy for people will be incredibly important to address things like climate change and and you know how we use petrochemical fertilizers and you know these are really relevant topics that are long-term and important for
Video examples
A radical plan to end...
And there are many adults as well, literally millions around the world, and in some industries, they actually account for the fact that, for example, we don't see a lot of metal waste in the world. That's exactly right. That little girl is, in fact, the hero of the environment. She's in competition with a great big petrochemical plant
Video examples
The living tech we need...
that we need the food and we need the shelter and so on, but we have very, very different constraints of this upmass problem and the reliability and the flexibility and so on. But because we have these constraints that you don't have here, where you might have to think about the indigenous petrochemical industry, or whatever,
Video examples
How India could pull off...
and beef up local power grids to handle the influx of electricity demand. Still, electrification won't work everywhere. It may not be possible to use electricity to power some heavy industrial processes in the fast-growing steel, cement, fertilizer and petrochemical sectors. Plants may need to add equipment
Video examples
Ellen Gustafson: Obesity...
Another thing that's become incredibly global is production of meat and fish. Understanding how to produce protein in a way that's healthy for the environment and healthy for people will be incredibly important to address things like climate change and how we use petrochemical fertilizers.
Video examples
Wireless data from every...
This is a remote operated vehicle beneath the ocean. And they use light to illuminate space down there. And this light can be used to transmit wireless data that these things to communicate with each other. Intrinsically safe environments like this petrochemical plant --
Video examples
The human insights...
was actually built over two earthquake faults. And these faults would release these petrochemical fumes from underneath the Earth's crust, and the oracle literally sat right above these faults, inhaling enormous amounts of ethylene gas, these fissures. It's true.
Video examples
Craig Venter: A voyage...
than our best chemists can produce. I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.
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How to Build an...
It's a continuum of petrochemical and plastics manufacturing facilities on acres of former plantations. Now, these facilities have created an intergenerational history of death from cancer,
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The Other Side of Essex...
in terms of Industry there's been asbestos here explosives the petrochemical industry obviously up at Curtin with the oil refineries there this is in many senses a toxic place
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Economically, many folks don't feel they can afford organic. While this may be true in some cases, I think more often than not it's a question of priority. I feel it's one of the most important areas of concern ecologically, because the petrochemical giants - DuPont, Monsanto - make huge money by poisoning us.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Pesticides came about after the first world war. Some brainy petrochemical money maker said, 'Hey, that mustard gas worked great on people, maybe we could dilute it down and spray it on our crops to deal with pests.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
Iraq has the most extensive petrochemical industry in the Middle East and a wealth of vaccine factories, single-cell protein research labs, medical and veterinary manufacturing centers and water treatment plants.
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Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerian Politician
Our vision is for a country that grows what it eats and produces what it consumes. It is for a country that no longer has to import petroleum products and develop a lucrative petrochemical industry.
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazilian Politician
Brazil does not want to become an exporter of crude oil. No. We want to be a country that exports oil byproducts - more gasoline, high-quality oil - and to strengthen the petrochemical industry.
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Craig Venter
American Scientist
I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.
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Robert Higgs
American Economist
Many anti-energy groups display little appreciation of the extent to which modern economies depend pervasively on the use of fossil fuels and petrochemical products.
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Roger Altman
American Businessman
Cheap natural gas is a big stimulus to petrochemical production and a meaningful one for all U.S. manufacturing.
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Gene Green
American Politician
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
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Jack Herer
American Activist
I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Economically, many folks don't feel they can afford organic. While this may be true in some cases, I think more often than not it's a question of priority. I feel it's one of the most important areas of concern ecologically, because the petrochemical giants - DuPont, Monsanto - make huge money by poisoning us.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Pesticides came about after the first world war. Some brainy petrochemical money maker said, 'Hey, that mustard gas worked great on people, maybe we could dilute it down and spray it on our crops to deal with pests.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
Iraq has the most extensive petrochemical industry in the Middle East and a wealth of vaccine factories, single-cell protein research labs, medical and veterinary manufacturing centers and water treatment plants.
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Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerian Politician
Our vision is for a country that grows what it eats and produces what it consumes. It is for a country that no longer has to import petroleum products and develop a lucrative petrochemical industry.
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazilian Politician
Brazil does not want to become an exporter of crude oil. No. We want to be a country that exports oil byproducts - more gasoline, high-quality oil - and to strengthen the petrochemical industry.
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Craig Venter
American Scientist
I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.
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Robert Higgs
American Economist
Many anti-energy groups display little appreciation of the extent to which modern economies depend pervasively on the use of fossil fuels and petrochemical products.
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Roger Altman
American Businessman
Cheap natural gas is a big stimulus to petrochemical production and a meaningful one for all U.S. manufacturing.
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Gene Green
American Politician
I represent a blue-collar district: people who work at petrochemical plants and machine shops.
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Jack Herer
American Activist
I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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