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'''Ethylene''', C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, is the simplest [[alkene]], a type of [[hydrocarbon]]. Ethylene is an important building block used to produce [[polystyrene]], [[polyethylene]], and [[detergents]].
'''Ethylene''', C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, is the simplest [[alkene]], a type of [[hydrocarbon]]. Ethylene is an important building block used to produce [[polystyrene]], [[polyethylene]], and [[detergents]].
Ethylene can be produced on Mars from Ethane.  Ethane is produced from CO and Hydrogen in the [[Fischer-Tropsch reaction|Fischer-Tropsch]] reaction. 


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Revision as of 00:44, 21 April 2019

Ethylene, C2H4, is the simplest alkene, a type of hydrocarbon. Ethylene is an important building block used to produce polystyrene, polyethylene, and detergents.

Ethylene can be produced on Mars from Ethane. Ethane is produced from CO and Hydrogen in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.

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