C. Pereira
Jul 30, 1999
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Ethylene is one of the largest volume chemical intermediates in the chemical industry, with growth driven by the poylethylene market. Large scale synthesis routes exist, but as Bodke et al . show on page [712][1], new reactor designs and catalytic mixtures may become competitive by synthesizing the chemical more efficiently. Scale-up of the synthesis from the laboratory scale to the industrial scale will depend on whether technical hurdles--such as process safety-- as well as business hurdles can be overcome. The approach used by Bodke et al . may also be applied to the synthesis of other chemicals. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/285/5428/712