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5 Responses to “What is the function of a biochemist in a petroleum industry /company?”
Not really, you would need to do organic chemistry or eology to really help them find oil or process oil better.
Biochemistry is about looking at how Chemistry and Biology interact in nature, eg. Photosynthesis is part of biology yet is also a complex chemical reaction
The function of a chemist in a petroleum company is to discover better and cheaper ways of refining petroleum, thereby saving the company money and increasing profit.
You would really need to study earth sciences (geology, etc) and industrial chemistry to do this kind of work, not biochemistry.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Not really, you would need to do organic chemistry or eology to really help them find oil or process oil better.
Biochemistry is about looking at how Chemistry and Biology interact in nature, eg. Photosynthesis is part of biology yet is also a complex chemical reaction
July 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
how about researching bio-fuels like E-85?
July 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
The function of a chemist in a petroleum company is to discover better and cheaper ways of refining petroleum, thereby saving the company money and increasing profit.
You would really need to study earth sciences (geology, etc) and industrial chemistry to do this kind of work, not biochemistry.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
study the function of bacteria in petroleum products
July 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
It can be used how to treat byproducts which are generated in the industry and how safely it can be introduced into the environment.