Usoro kemịkalụ bụC2H4. Ọ bụ ihe bụ isi kemịkalụ akụrụngwa maka eriri sịntetik, roba sịntetik, plastik sịntetik (polyethylene na polyvinyl chloride), na ethanol sịntetik (mmanya). A na-ejikwa ya mee vinyl chloride, styrene, ethylene oxide, acetic acid, acetaldehyde, na ihe mgbawa. Enwere ike iji ya dị ka onye na-esi nri maka mkpụrụ osisi na akwụkwọ nri. Ọ bụ hormone osisi a nwapụtara.

Ethylenebụ otu n'ime ngwaahịa kemịkalụ kacha ibu n'ụwa. Ụlọ ọrụ ethylene bụ isi nke ụlọ ọrụ petrochemical. Ngwaahịa Ethylene na-aza ihe karịrị 75% nke ngwaahịa petrochemical ma nọrọ n'ọnọdụ dị mkpa na akụ na ụba mba. Ụwa ejirila mmepụta ethylene mee ihe dị ka otu n'ime ihe ngosi dị mkpa iji tụọ ọkwa mmepe nke ụlọ ọrụ petrochemical nke obodo.

Mpaghara ngwa

1. Otu n'ime akụrụngwa kachasị maka ụlọ ọrụ petrochemical.

N'ihe gbasara ihe ndị na-emepụta ihe, a na-eji ya eme ihe na-emepụta polyethylene, vinyl chloride na polyvinyl chloride, ethylbenzene, styrene na polystyrene, na ethylene-propylene roba, wdg; N'ihe banyere njikọ nke organic, a na-ejikarị ya eme ihe na njikọ nke ethanol, ethylene oxide na ethylene glycol, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, propionaldehyde, propionic acid na ihe ndị na-emepụta ya na ihe ndị ọzọ bụ isi organic synthetic akụrụngwa; mgbe halogenation gasịrị, ọ nwere ike ịmepụta vinyl chloride, ethyl chloride, ethyl bromide; mgbe polymerization gasịrị, ọ nwere ike ịmepụta α-olefins, wee mepụta mmanya dị elu, alkylbenzenes, wdg;

2. A na-ejikarị dị ka gas ọkọlọtọ maka ngwá ọrụ nyocha na ụlọ ọrụ petrochemical;

3. Ethylenea na-eji gas na-esi ísì ụtọ na gburugburu ebe obibi maka mkpụrụ osisi dịka oranges otubo, tangerines, na banana;

4. Ethylenea na-eji na-emepụta ọgwụ na nkà na ụzụ dị elu.