Definition: The “Aromatics” are so called because of their specific perfumed smell. The most well known “Aromatics” are the “Benzene”, the “Toluene”, the “Xylene”. For that reasons the “Aromatics” are also named as “BTX”.
Comment: The “Aromatics” are produced from mainly from oil and a few from coal by distillation and then through a steam “cracker” in the refinery.
At the end, the “Aromatics” are then converted into familiar products such as: healthcare products such as the aspirin, medical equipment, plastics, soaps and detergents, synthetic fibres for clothes and furniture, such as nylon, rubbers, paints, insulating materials…
