Ethylene

Ethylene, also known as ethene, is the simplest alkene, or hydrocarbon with carbon-carbon double bonds (formula CH2=CH2). Ethylene is used to produce a wide variety of molecules used in our daily lives, such as ethanol, and numerous polymers and plastics. The list includes polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and styrene butadiene styrene (SBS).