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  2. Commercial classification of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The concept of basic chemicals is very close to chemical commodities. In fact basic chemicals are chemical substances used as a starting material for the production of a wide variety of other chemicals; for this reason they are in general commodities, because they are highly demanded. Some examples of basic chemicals are: ethylene, benzene ...

  3. Oil dispersant - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, a study found that Corexit made the oil up to 52 times more toxic than oil alone, [12] and that the dispersant's emulsifying effect makes oil droplets more bio-available to plankton. [13] The Georgia Institute of Technology found that "Mixing oil with dispersant increased toxicity to ecosystems" and made the gulf oil spill worse. [14]

  4. List of crude oil products - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Energy Information Administration: World Crude Oil Prices Archived 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine; BP Crude Grades; Intertek: Crude Oil Grades and Types; MeGlobalOil: Carriage of Heavy Grade Oil; Statoil.com: Crude oil assays; EnergyIntel.com: The Crude Oils and their Key Characteristics; Capline system crude oil properties and quality ...

  5. Solvent degreasing - Wikipedia

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    Solvent degreasing is a process used to prepare a part for further operations such as electroplating or painting. Typically it uses petroleum , chlorine , dry ice or alcohol based solvents to dissolve the machining fluids and other contaminants that might be on the part.

  6. Chemical plant cost indexes - Wikipedia

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    Intratec Chemical Plant Construction Index, IC: a process plant construction index developed by Intratec, a chemical consulting company. Although cost indexes do not usually forecast future escalation, the IC Index stands out for presenting a smaller delay between release date and index date, besides a 12 months forecast. [ 8 ]

  7. Supercritical fluid extraction - Wikipedia

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    However, for production of an essential oil extract from a plant, then quantity of CO 2 used will be a significant cost, and "complete" extraction not required, a yield of 70 - 80% perhaps being sufficient to provide economic returns. In another case, the selectivity may be more important, and a reduced rate of extraction will be preferable if ...

  8. Fuel dye - Wikipedia

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    Fuel pumps in Ireland, with green gas oil and red kerosene, and notices that it is an offence to use marked fuels in a motor vehicle.. After August 2002, all European Union countries became obliged to add about 6 mg/L (0.034 oz/bbl) of Solvent Yellow 124, a dye with structure similar to Solvent Yellow 56, to heating fuel.

  9. Philippine National Oil Company - Wikipedia

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    PNOC Exploration Corporation is the upstream oil, gas and coal subsidiary of the state-owned Philippine National Oil Company. A government owned and controlled corporation, the Company was incorporated on April 20, 1976, and is mandated by the government through the Department of Energy (DOE) to take the lead in exploration, development and production of the country’s oil, gas and coal ...