propylene
Three-carbon olefin gas
Propylene is a colorless hydrocarbon gas used as a basic building block in the chemical industry.
It's the raw material for polypropylene plastics, which appear in packaging, textiles, and automotive parts.
Propylene also yields chemicals used in paints, adhesives, and synthetic fibers.
After ethylene, it's the second most important starting product in petrochemical manufacturing.
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- olefinUnsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- butyleneC4H8 hydrocarbon gas
butadiene · isoprene · ethane · isobutane · vapor · flammable · combustible · volatile
Breaking without separating completely
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- catalystAgent enabling change
reactor · feedstock · naphtha · petrochemical · isomerization · metathesis · alkylation · steam
Multi-monomer molecular chain
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- extrusionPushing through a die
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
molding · nonwoven · fiber · film · resin · pellets · melt · crystallinity
Synthetic resin or fiber
- isopropanolSecondary propyl alcohol
- acetoneVolatile organic solvent
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
Protective product enclosure
- containersObjects for holding things
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- textilesWoven or knit materials
carpet · rope · medical · appliances · housewares · crates · buckets · caps
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- olefinUnsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
butylene · butadiene · isoprene · ethane · isobutane · vapor · flammable · combustible · volatile · ignition
cracking
Breaking without separating completely
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
catalyst · reactor · feedstock · naphtha · petrochemical · isomerization · metathesis · alkylation · steam · byproduct
copolymer
Multi-monomer molecular chain
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- extrusionPushing through a die
injection · molding · nonwoven · fiber · film · resin · pellets · melt · crystallinity · molecular
acrylic
Synthetic resin or fiber
- isopropanolSecondary propyl alcohol
- acetoneVolatile organic solvent
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
packaging
Protective product enclosure
- containersObjects for holding things
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
textiles · carpet · rope · medical · appliances · housewares · crates · buckets · caps · closures
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- organic compoundshydrocarbon, alcohol, alkane, ethane, propane
- compressed gasespropane, butane, oxygen tank, helium tank, nitrogen tank
- industrial gasesargon, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
- hydrocarbonsmethane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane
- ligandschloro, carbonyl, azide, aqua, bromide
- propylene oxideCyclic ether, three carbons