Ethylene

Symbol: C2H4

Category:

Food Grade

Synonyms:

Ethene

Natural Forms:

Gas

Atmospheric %:

None

Properties:

  1. Colorless
  2. Flammable
  3. Sweet and musty odor
  4. Nontoxic
  5. Reacts to give saturated paraffins or derivatives of paraffin hydrocarbons

Uses

  1. Production of ethyl, benzene, ethanol, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol and ethylene dichloride
  2. Manufacturing polyethylene plastics
  3. Producing ethyl chloride, dichloromethane, vinyl chloride, ethyl ether, methyl acrylate and styrene
  4. Refrigerant
  5. Fuel for cutting and welding of metal
  6. Anesthetic purposes 
  7. Plant growth and fruit ripening

Industries

Food Industries

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Gases:

Oxygen        Compressed Air

Equipment:

Welding Equipment        Safety Equipment