Difference between revisions of "Chemicals"

<onlyinclude>Collective name for all pure (monoconstituent) or mixed (multiconstituent) chemical compounds with a defined or unknown/variable physicochemical structure and composition produced by chemical processes in the laboratory, pilot plant, or in industry. Depending on the temperature and pressure chemicals can exist in different states of matter such as gaseous, liquid, solid, or as plasma. Depending on the use and production volume, chemicals are divided into bulk and fine chemicals. For chemicals there is a wide range of application fields which are also relevant as intermeidates or ingredients for products covered in this database (including [[Energy and fuels]], [[Food ingredients]], and [[Materials]]).</onlyinclude>