Basics

Chemistry that deals with crude oil (often called petrolium, hence the prefix) / Bio-Crude / Pyolysis Oil
Main use is for refined fuels such as:
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (often propane, butane, or various hydrocarbons used as "propellants" in aerosol cans etc (perhaps refrigerants too) )
- Butane
- Gasoline/Petrol
- Jet fuel
- Kerosene
- Fuel oil (Most likely will be cracked to be the others, but may have use as lubricating oils, or could be used in a waste oil burner)
- Diesel fuel
- This all varies depending on the contents of the feedstock, the conversion/reaction processes, and if anything "vents off" in transit (especially the more volitile ones)
The main use of non-distilling / fuel drying petrochemistry would be in the "Cracking" of heavier fractions like fuel oil, and below into more useful (and less polluting) lighter fractions (double check that they are less polluting, definetly easier to use)
Traditionally, and in almost all literature/discussion, the word "petrochemistry" refers to non-renewable feedstock
Perhaps make the work "Bio-Petrochemistry" to highlight this difference?
Would be intresting to bring various chemical engineers and whatnot to the "light side" ie drill water wells/salt domes for non-fossil fuel oil use, or make bio-refineries
- Some may even be doing this already, need to look into it

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