Petrochemicals, Ethane, & Ethylene: Partners in the Plastic Parade Ethane is extracted from Natural Gas, comprising from 1-6% of its volume. The majority of the remainder is methane. Ethane is also a by-product of

Ethylene must be Pure and Dry Ethylene must be pure and dry… but ironically, unsaturating olefin/paraffin molecules, is a watery, steamy business! Unfortunately, massive petrochemical molecules don’t just conveniently fall apart into useful bits

Separating (cracking) useful olefins or alkynes from paraffins is the key to profitability in this industry; however, it is constrained by the immense costs. The single most produced organic chemical worldwide is ethylene, at