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yep Since it is estimated that only 4% of total the overall processed volume of crude oil is converted into plastics with another 4% used to fuel the plastics production processes, you can say that plastics are byproducts of Crude Oil.

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By plastic, I believe you meant addition polymers. First of all, crude oil is an incredibly complex mixture of hydrocarbons. When these hydrocarbons are separated using fractional distillation, different alkanes are obtained. When these long-chain alkanes are cracked(process of breaking down the alkanes into smaller hydrocarbons), alkenes (unsaturated hydrocarbons with one more double-bonds) are generally obtained in significant quantities. When these alkenes are put together at around 250 degrees Celsius and at a high pressure of around 2000 atmospheres, the respective addition polymer is formed.

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this is a tricky one in that the problem is poo and wee

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7% definitely NOT 90%

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