petrochemical plant

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petrochemical
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpet.rəʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌpet.roʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
any chemical substance obtained from petroleum or ...
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plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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Apetrochemicalplantcan produce one perfectly proper by-product.
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For example, pipelines leading intopetrochemicalplantwould be rateable until they entered the immediate vicinity of the plant—generally, by crossing the boundary fence.
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The complex contained an oil refinery, apetrochemicalplant, and a power station.
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Physical products tend to be items used within a refinery orpetrochemicalplantto help convert chemicals into a desired product.
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Serious pipeline andpetrochemicalplantaccidents happened in 1960, 1964, and 1965.
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The city hosts important industries that make use of environmental harmful chemicals, including apetrochemicalplantand a paper mill.
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Pipelines can also carry petrochemical feedstock from a refinery to a nearbypetrochemicalplant.
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The government also funded construction of apetrochemicalplantto make styrene monomer, a vital raw material for synthetic rubber.
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Boasting a large oil refinery, apetrochemicalplantand other important industries, the city has made great strides in reducing its historical dependence on agriculture for its prosperity.
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The facility also houses apetrochemicalplantwhich produces lubricants and additives and a polypropylene plant that produces over 775 million pounds of polypropylene per year.
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The same problems will arise over oil terminals or the establishment of petrochemical plants.
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It has been applied in a variety of domains including process control (e.g. nuclear power plants, petrochemical plants), aviation, and medicine.
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The refinery had a capacity of 635,000 b/d in 1980 and formed a refinery complex with important petrochemical plants.
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It is a common unit process used in refineries, and is also used in petrochemical plants, natural gas processing plants and other industries.
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They are primarily used for continuous, stationary service in industries such as oil refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants and natural gas processing plants.
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More than 40 petrochemical plants operate near the seaport, an increase from two in 1990.
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By the late 1990s, ten large-scale petrochemical plants were operating there.
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The reason for this market dominance was because these customers represented four heavy industries, including oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and steel and paper mills.
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Some types of connectors are approved for hazardous areas such as coal mines or petrochemical plants, where flammable gas may be present.
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Also, of course, pipelines were constructed to local petrochemical plants.
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