Propylene
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2021-11-17
- Expires: 2026-11-17
Used primarily in Food Contact & Additives, Industrial / Manufacturing, Plasticizers & Polymer, Tech, Energy & Fuel, and Textile Applications applications, Propylene is specifically used in chemical intermediate, food packaging, monomer, polymer industry, propellant, and textile applications.
Propylene is a volatile organic chemical predominately used in the manufacturing of plastics. It is polymerized to polypropylene, ethylene-propylene elastomers, and polymer gasoline for plastic products. Propylene is also used as an aerosol propellant and as a chemical intermediate in the manufacturing of acetone, isopropylbenzene, isopropanol, isopropyl halides, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile and cumene. It is a terminal double bond molecule that is a clear, colorless gas at room temperature, and it is highly flammable (HSBD 2018). Propylene is primarily produced via steam cracking where either propane or naphtha undergoes a dehydrogenation reaction to produce propylene
(ICIS 2010).
Chemical Synonyms 1-Propene; 1-Propylene; EINECS 204-062-1; Methylethene; Methylethylene; Propene (ChemIDplus 2021)
Key Functions: Food Contact & Additives, Industrial / Manufacturing, Plasticizers & Polymer, Tech, Energy & Fuel, Textile Applications