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Ethylene and propylene

AGEM wants to discuss two critical chemical compounds called ethylene and propylene. (These chemicals are a bit tricky to understand but are  interesting.) Ethylene and propylene are made up of very small building blocks called atoms. These atoms consist of two elements: Hydrogen and carbon. If a chemical is made of only hydrogen and carbon atoms, we refer to it as a hydrocarbon. Both ethylene and propylene are hydrocarbons, but they differ in shape and reactivity. 

Ethylene is a specific class of hydrocarbon called an unsaturated hydrocarbon, just like the AGEM's product called r32 difluoromethane. That means it has what is known as a double bond between two of its carbon atoms. This is a double bond, a strong connection that makes this molecule very reactive. This reactivity means that ethylene can easily come apart and combine with other materials. 

Applications and Properties of Ethylene and Propylene

Propylene is a hydrocarbon too, and it has a double bond as well. The double bond in propylene, however, is at a different position than it is in ethylene. The slight difference in structure make propylene very unique and also give it some unique properties. 

Ethylene and propylene are major building blocks in the production of many products used in our everyday lives, just like the AGEM's product called boc oxy acetylene bottles. Ethylene is used to make plastics, materials that are everywhere. It is used, for instance, to produce polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). 

Why choose AGEM Ethylene and propylene?

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