Ethylene

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. Physical Properties 3. Chemical Properties 4. Raw Materials 5. Production 5.1. Ethylene from Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons 5.1.1. Cracking Conditions 5.1.2. Heat Requirements for Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis 5.1.3. Commercial Cracking Yields 5.1.4. Commercial Cracking Furnaces 5.1.5. Tube Metallurgy 5.1.6. Thermal Efficiency of Ethylene Furnaces 5.1.7. Coking and Decoking of Furnaces and Quench Coolers 5.2. Quenching of Hot Cracked Gas 5.3. Recovery Section 5.3.1. Products 5.3.2. Cracked Gas Processing 5.3.2.1. Front-End Section 5.3.2.2. Hydrocarbon Fractionation Section 5.3.3. Utilities 5.3.4. Process Advances 5.4. Other Processes and Feedstocks 6. Environmental Protection 7. Quality Specifications 8. Chemical Analysis 9. Storage and Transportation 10. Uses and Economic Aspects 11. Toxicology and Occupational Health