Ifomula yamakhemikhali ithiC2H4. Kuyizinto eziyisisekelo zamakhemikhali zokwenziwa kwemicu yokwenziwa, irabha yokwenziwa, amapulasitiki okwenziwa (i-polyethylene ne-polyvinyl chloride), kanye ne-ethanol yokwenziwa (utshwala). Iphinde isetshenziselwe ukwenza i-vinyl chloride, i-styrene, i-ethylene oxide, i-acetic acid, i-acetaldehyde, kanye neziqhumane. Ingasetshenziswa futhi njenge-ejenti yokuvuthwa yezithelo nemifino. Kuyi-hormone yezitshalo eqinisekisiwe.

I-Ethyleneingenye yemikhiqizo yamakhemikhali emikhulu kakhulu emhlabeni. Imboni ye-ethylene iyinhloko yemboni ye-petrochemical. Imikhiqizo ye-ethylene ingaphezu kuka-75% wemikhiqizo ye-petrochemical futhi inesikhundla esibalulekile emnothweni wezwe. Umhlaba usebenzise ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethylene njengenye yezinkomba ezibalulekile zokulinganisa izinga lentuthuko yemboni ye-petrochemical yezwe.

Izinkambu zohlelo lokusebenza

1. Enye yezinto zokusetshenziswa eziyisisekelo embonini ye-petrochemical.

Ngokuphathelene nezinto zokwenziwa, isetshenziswa kabanzi ekukhiqizweni kwe-polyethylene, i-vinyl chloride kanye ne-polyvinyl chloride, i-ethylbenzene, i-styrene kanye ne-polystyrene, kanye nerabha ye-ethylene-propylene, njll.; ngokuphathelene nokwakheka kwezinto eziphilayo, isetshenziswa kabanzi ekukhiqizweni kwe-ethanol, i-ethylene oxide kanye ne-ethylene glycol, i-acetaldehyde, i-acetic acid, i-propionaldehyde, i-propionic acid kanye nezinto eziphuma kuyo kanye nezinye izinto zokwenziwa eziyisisekelo zezinto eziphilayo; ngemva kwe-halogenation, ingakhiqiza i-vinyl chloride, i-ethyl chloride, i-ethyl bromide; ngemva kwe-polymerization, ingakhiqiza ama-α-olefin, bese ikhiqiza ama-alcohols aphezulu, ama-alkylbenzenes, njll.;

2. Isetshenziswa kakhulu njengegesi ejwayelekile yezinsimbi zokuhlaziya emabhizinisini e-petrochemical;

3. Ei-thyleneisetshenziswa njengegesi yokuvuthwa enobungani nemvelo yezithelo ezifana namawolintshi enkaba, ama-tangerine, nobhanana;

4. I-Ethyleneisetshenziswa ekwakhiweni kwemithi kanye nasekuhlanganisweni kwezinto zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu.