Chemical categorization petrochemicals

Chemicals. Chemical enviroiunents are found mostly in petrochemical industries, but also in refineries and can be categorized as follows ... 

The 2004 US DOE report referred to above (Werpy and Peterson, 2004) also gives "star" diagrams for the identified bio-based platform molecules to indicate how the molecules may be transformed into a variety of derivatives or secondary chemicals. The number and nature of the pathways for forming derivatives is dependent on the platform molecule used, but the authors of this valuable report have suggested the broad categorization of the derivatives into (1) those that will replace industrial petrochemicals or biochemicals and (2) tiiose tiiat... 

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