The feedstock is used in petrochemical plants and turned into plastic to make essential products used in our everyday lives. Here are some of the common petroleum products that are an important part of our modern lifestyle. Due to insulating and heat resistant properties, plastics and other petroleum-based products are used in electronic components. From your speakers and smartphones to your computers, cameras, and televisions, most electronics have components derived from oil.
Clothing is commonly made from petroleum-based fibers including acrylic, rayon, vegan leather, polyester, nylon and spandex. Even shoes and purses use petrochemicals for their lightweight, durable, and water resistant properties. Many common sports equipment contains some petroleum including basketballs, golf balls and bags, football helmets, surfboards, skis, tennis rackets and fishing rods.
Many of our personal care products are derived from petroleum including perfume, hair dye, cosmetics lipstick, makeup, foundation, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner , hand lotion, toothpaste, soap , shaving cream, deodorant, panty hose, combs, shampoo, eyeglasses, and contact lenses. Modern health care relies on petroleum products that have few substitutes. Plastics are used in a wide-range of medical devices and petrochemicals are relied on for pharmaceuticals.
Products include hospital equipment, IV bags, aspirin, antihistamines, artificial limbs, dentures, hearing aids, heart valves and many more. Our homes are full of products that used petroleum in their production. From construction materials such as roofing and housing insulation to linoleum flooring, furniture, appliances and home decor such as pillows, curtains, rugs, and house paint.
Even many everyday kitchen items including dishes, cups, non-stick pans, and dish detergent use oil in their creation. Energy sector provides for Canadians today as it looks to the future. S gallon barrel of crude oil yields about 45 gallons of petroleum products in U. This increase in volume is similar to what happens to popcorn when it is popped.
Petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, and feedstocks for making the chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials that are in nearly everything we use. Of the approximately 7. One gallon barrel of oil creates The rest over half is used to make things like:.
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