prolog

PART 01.
Crude Oil, Every Nook and Cranny

1.
Understanding Crude Oil at a Glance
- The process of creating crude oil
- How to find and extract crude oil
- Where are the crude oil reserves located?
- Not all crude oil is the same?
- How are crude oil prices determined?
▶ Crude oil, just the essentials!
▶ Crude Oil, One Step Further!

PART 02.
Chemical Fundamentals for Understanding the Refining Industry

1.
Understanding Atoms and Molecules
- Atoms and molecules
- Atomic bonds
- Molecular formula and structural formula
2.
State of matter
- Phase change of matter
- Phase equilibrium of substances
3.
Classification of substances
- Pure substance
- mixture
4.
Separation and purification
- Separation
- Refined
- Method of separation and purification

PART 03.
Understanding the Refining Industry at a Glance

1.
The birth of the oil refining industry
- From the discovery of crude oil to the establishment of an oil refinery
2.
Korea's oil refining industry
- Current status of the Korean oil refining industry
- The process by which crude oil from the Middle East comes to Korea
- Rough crude oil transport routes and crude oil reserves
3.
Stage 1 of the oil refining industry - fractional distillation process
- The first step in refining oil, the desalination process
- The core of essential oils, the atmospheric fractional distillation process
- Reduced pressure fractional distillation process
4.
Phase 2 of the refining industry - conversion process (cracking and reforming)
- Gasoline and heavy oil
- Various shapes and structures of hydrocarbons
- Decomposition: Breaking down hydrocarbons into short pieces
- Modification: Completely changes the structure of the hydrocarbon.
5.
Stage 3 of the oil refining industry - Advanced process (desulfurization)
6.
Stage 4 of the Refining Industry - Blending Process
▶ Essential oils, just the essentials!
▶ Jeongyu, one step further!

PART 04.
Oil Refinery Restructuring & Future Direction

1.
South Korea's four major oil refining companies
- SK Innovation
- S-Oil
- GS Caltex
- HD Hyundai Oilbank
2.
Companies engaged in oil refining business
- Distribution business
- Lubricant manufacturing business
3.
The direction in which oil companies are moving
▶ Jeongyu, one step further!

PART 05.
Chemical Fundamentals for Understanding the Petrochemical Industry

1.
History of Chemistry
- The beginning of chemistry, alchemy
- The birth of modern chemistry
- The development of modern chemistry (the birth of organic chemistry and petrochemistry)
2.
Understanding Polymers
- What is a polymer?
- How to make molecules into polymers

PART 06.
Understanding the Petrochemical Industry at a Glance

1.
Entering the petrochemical industry
- Korea's petrochemical industry
- Sub-sectors of the petrochemical industry
2.
Why did Kumho Petrochemical's stock price rise sevenfold?
- How to study the petrochemical industry
3. NCC and base oil
- Naphtha, a key raw material for the petrochemical industry
- Naphtha cracking facility, NCC
- Understanding basic oils
- Understanding intermediate raw materials
4.
Understanding Synthetic Resins at a Glance
- What is synthetic resin?
- Characteristics of plastic
- Plasticizer, a luxury supporting actor in plastics
- Types of plastic
- General purpose plastic
- Engineering plastics
- Super engineering plastic
- Important synthetic resin
- Eco-friendly plastic
5.
Understanding Synthetic Fibers at a Glance
- Classification of fibers
- Representative semi-natural fiber
- Representative synthetic fibers
- Functional fiber
6.
Understanding Synthetic Rubber at a Glance
- Natural rubber vs. synthetic rubber
- Representative synthetic rubber
7.
Understanding Precision Chemistry at a Glance
- dye
- Medicines
- Surfactant
- Cosmetics
- Fertilizer
- Other
▶ Petrochemicals, just the essentials!
▶ Petrochemicals, one step further!

PART 07.
Petrochemical Company Restructuring & Future Direction

1.
Representative companies by sector
- Base oil
- Synthetic resin
- Synthetic fibers
- Synthetic rubber
- Precision Chemicals
2.
The direction petrochemical companies are moving toward
▶ Petrochemicals, one step further!

Epilogue 1
Epilogue 2
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Petrochemical Product Terminology

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