This training course focuses on simplifying the complicated, technical business of Petrochemicals. The course will review the elementary Carbon-based, Organic Chemistry to help with understanding. Very basic Chemical structures and process chemistry necessary for understanding the industry will be discussed. Production processes and some of the equipment used are covered. Along with the business, value chains, and industrial production of basic, top-selling Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
The training course will navigate through feedstocks, such as crude oil and gas, through olefinic feedstock processing to polymer manufacturing as the finished consumer product as they are used in the end markets. Historical and future industry direction and developments will be explored to provide real-life context
At the end of this course the participants will be able to: