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Unsaturated Monomers
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Aliphatic Olefins
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Description

Ethylene, or ethene, is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2. It is a colorless flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon-carbon double bonds). In the petrochemical industry, a primary method of ethylene production is steam cracking (SC). Other technologies employed for the production of ethylene include Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and methanol-to-olefins (MTO).

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2025/10/28 07:04 AM
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Sinopec's Steam Cracker Technology Development: From Dependence to Global Leadership

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has achieved remarkable success in developing proprietary steam cracking technology over the past three decades, transforming from a technology importer to one of the world's few owners of complete

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Unit of Measure
Metric Ton
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7/16/2024 4:09 PM
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Ethylene Molecule