{"id":7198,"date":"2022-04-09T18:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/?page_id=7198"},"modified":"2022-04-09T18:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T15:26:08","slug":"ethylene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/oil-refinery-petrochemicals\/ethylene\/","title":{"rendered":"ETHYLENE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ETHYLENE<\/strong>, (<strong>H2C=CH2)<\/strong>, is the simplest of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/organic-compound\">organic compounds<\/a>\u00a0known as alkenes, which contain carbon-carbon double bonds. It is a colourless, flammable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/gas-state-of-matter\">gas<\/a>\u00a0having a sweet taste and odour. Natural sources of ethylene include both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/natural-gas\">natural gas<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/petroleum\">petroleum<\/a>; it is also a naturally occurring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/hormone\">hormone<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/plant\/plant\">plants<\/a>, in which it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/inhibits\">inhibits<\/a>\u00a0growth and promotes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/leaf-plant-anatomy\">leaf<\/a>\u00a0fall, and in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/fruit-plant-reproductive-body\">fruits<\/a>, in which it promotes ripening.<\/p>\n<p>Ethylene is an important industrial organic chemical. It is produced by heating either natural gas, especially its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/ethane\">ethane<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/propane\">propane<\/a>\u00a0components, or petroleum to 800\u2013900 \u00b0C, giving a mixture of gases from which the ethylene is separated. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/melting-point\">melting point<\/a>\u00a0of ethylene is \u2212169.4 \u00b0C ,and its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/boiling-point\">boiling point<\/a>\u00a0is \u2212103.9 \u00b0C.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7199 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ETHYLENE-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ETHYLENE-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ETHYLENE-600x175.png 600w, https:\/\/gamma-co.ir\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ETHYLENE.png 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ethylene use falls into two main categories: 1) as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/monomer\">monomer<\/a>, from which longer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/carbon-chemical-element\">carbon<\/a>\u00a0chains are constructed, and 2) as a starting material for other two-carbon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/compounds\">compounds<\/a>. The first of these is the single largest use of ethylene, consuming about one-half of the annual output.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/polymerization\">Polymerization<\/a>\u00a0(the repetitive joining of many small\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/molecule\">molecules<\/a>\u00a0into larger ones) of ethylene gives\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/polyethylene\">polyethylene<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/polymer\">polymer<\/a>\u00a0having many uses, particularly in the production of packaging films, wire coatings, and squeeze bottles. When polymerization is carried out at high pressures and temperatures, the product is called low-density polyethylene and has properties different from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/high-density-polyethylene\">high-density polyethylene<\/a>\u00a0formed by polymerization.<br \/>\n<strong>Application<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ethylene is the raw material used in the manufacture of polymers such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icis.com\/V2\/chemicals\/9076150\/polyethylene-high-density.html\">polyethylene<\/a>\u00a0(PE),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icis.com\/V2\/chemicals\/9076423\/polyethylene-terephthalate.html\">polyethylene\u00a0terephthalate<\/a>\u00a0(PET),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icis.com\/V2\/chemicals\/9074317\/polyvinyl-chloride.html\">polyvinyl\u00a0chloride\u00a0<\/a>(PVC) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icis.com\/V2\/chemicals\/9076433\/polystyrene.html\">polystyrene<\/a>\u00a0(PS) as well as fibres and other organic chemicals. These products are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer markets such as the packaging, transportation, electrical\/electronic, textile and construction industries as well as consumer chemicals, coatings and adhesives.<\/p>\n<p>The largest outlet, accounting for 60%\u00a0of ethylene demand globally, is polyethylene.\u00a0Low density polyethylene\u00a0(LDPE) and\u00a0linear low density polyethylene\u00a0(LLDPE) mainly go into film applications such as food and non-food packaging, shrink and stretch film, and non-packaging uses.\u00a0High density polyethylene\u00a0(HDPE) is used primarily in blow moulding and injection moulding applications such as containers, drums, household goods, caps and pallets. HDPE can also be extruded into pipes for water, gas and irrigation, and film for refuse sacks, carrier bags and industrial lining.<br \/>\n<strong>Gamma Development Co.<\/strong> offers the most completive prices for this product. For receiving a quote please sends us your inquiry along with the LOI\u00a0 to our email :<br \/>\n<strong>export (@) gamma-co (.)\u00a0 ir<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ETHYLENE, (H2C=CH2), is the simplest of the\u00a0organic compounds\u00a0known as alkenes, which contain carbon-carbon double bonds. It is a colourless, flammable\u00a0gas\u00a0having a sweet taste and odour. Natural sources of ethylene include both\u00a0natural gas\u00a0and\u00a0petroleum; it is also a naturally occurring\u00a0hormone\u00a0in\u00a0plants, in which it\u00a0inhibits\u00a0growth and promotes\u00a0leaf\u00a0fall, and in\u00a0fruits, in which it promotes ripening. 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