College of Engineering

Petroleum Engineering
Department
Petrol & organic chemistry
2st Stage

(Ethylene)

Prepared by:

Musa Dilkhwaz Musa

Safwan Mahdi Faysal
2022-2023
ethylene (H2C=CH2) also known as Ethene , is an
alphatic hydrocarbon.

It’s the simplest of the organic compounds known as

alkenes, which contain carbon-carbon double bonds.

It is a colorless, flammable gas having a sweet taste and

odor.

Natural sources of ethylene include both natural gas

and petroleum; Ethylene
Ethylene is an important industrial organic chemical.

It is produced by heating either natural gas, especially

its ethane and propane components, or petroleum to
800–900 °C (1,470–1,650 °F), giving a mixture of
gases from which the ethylene is separated.

The melting point of ethylene is −169.4 °C [−272.9 °F],

and its boiling point is −103.9 °C [−155.0 °F].
Ethylene use falls into two main categories:

1) as a monomer, from which longer carbon chains

are constructed

2) as a starting material for other two-carbon

compounds.
 Physical Properties
Ethylene appears as a colorless gas with a sweet odor
and taste.

It is lighter than air.

It is easily ignited and easily flammable.

Slightly soluble in water

Molecular weight: 28.05 g/mol

Melting point: −169.4 °C

Boiling point: −103.9 °C

Density: 50.5678 g/cu cm at -104 °C

Vapor Density: 0.98 (Air = 1)

 Uses of Ethylene in industry

It’s a naturally occurring hormone in plants, in

which it inhibits growth and promotes leaf fall,
and in fruits, in which it promotes ripening.

Ethylene is the starting material for the

preparation of a number of two-carbon
compounds including ethanol (industrial alcohol)

Ethylene oxide (converted to ethylene glycol for

antifreeze and polyester fibres and films)
 Uses of Ethylene in industry

acetaldehyde (converted to acetic acid)

vinyl chloride (converted to polyvinyl chloride)

In addition to these compounds, ethylene

and benzene combine to form ethylbenzene,
which is dehydrogenated to styrene for use in the
production of plastics and synthetic rubber.

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