INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural gas is used as a raw material for many important base chemicals. Ammonia and methanol are the most important. Other typical raw materials for base chemicals such as methanol, ethylene, and propylene are oil/naphtha, biomass, and coal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Petrochemical gases include methane, ethane, propane, and butane. Process gases include single component gases, such as hydrogen or nitrogen, or multiple component gases, such as hydrogen sulfide. Chemical process and petrochemical gases include the uses of halogens for oxidation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Petrochemicals are used to manufacture thousands of different products that people use daily, including plastics, medicines, cosmetics, furniture, appliances, electronics, solar power panels, and wind turbines.