Propylene
Propylene (propene), the second olefin of the steam cracker and the feedstock for polypropylene, propylene oxide and acrylonitrile. Also made on purpose by propane dehydrogenation and by methanol-to-olefins.
Also known as: Propene
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Chemicals & Plastics
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| produced by sector | Petrochemical Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| has material sector | Petrochemical Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| has combusted fuel input | Natural Gas (Products Taxonomy) |
| has purchased energy input | Electricity (Products Taxonomy) |
| narrowMatch | Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 2017) |
| exactMatch | Q151324 |
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/FND/Products/Propylene - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: propylene
- command token: propene
- command token: c3h6