Contents - I. BACKGROUND TO PETROLEUM CHEMICALS - 1. Introduction - 2. Characteristics of Petroleum Chemical Manufacture - 3. Raw Materials - II. PETROLEUM CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - A. Classification of Petroleum Chemicals According to Source - 4. Acetylene Derivatives - 5. Methane Derivatives - 6. Derivatives of Higher Paraffins - 7. Ethylene Derivatives - 8. Propylene Derivatives - 9. Derivatives of C₄ Hydrocarbons - 10. Derivatives of Higher Olefins - B. Products from Miscellaneous Petroleum Sources - 11. Derivatives of Synthesis Gas - 12. Petroleum Aromatics - 13. Carbon Black - 14. Cyclic Compounds - 15. Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid - III. THE INDUSTRIAL PATTERN - 16. Industrial Influence of Petroleum Chemicals - 17. Statistics of Petroleum Chemical Production - Bibliographical Note - Major reactions in chart form-Acetylene, Ethylene, Propylene - Index - Sample text provided at website.