Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber liquid forms

The large demand for benzene is due to its use as a starting material in the production of polystyrene, acrylonitrile styrene butadiene rubber, nylons, polycarbonates and linear alkyl benzene detergent. All of these final chemical products that are suitable to form into consumer goods have multiple chemical transformations in various industrial processes to obtain them from benzene. Because the production of benzene does not involve a liquid adsorptive process on a zeolite, these processes are not described here but can be found in other sources. However, it is important to note that benzene is typically a large byproduct from an aromatics... 

Ethylbenzene is a colorless aromatic liquid. It is only slightly soluble in water, but infinitely soluble in alcohol and ether. Additional properties are listed in Table 1. Ethylbenzene is chemically reactive with the most important reaction being its dehydrogenation to form styrene. Styrene is used to produce polystyrene, which is used in the manufacture of many commonly used products such as toys, household and kitchen appliances, plastic drinking cups, housings for computers and electronics, foam packaging, and insulation. In addition to polystyrene, styrene is used to produce acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile polymer (SAN), and styrene-butadiene synthetic rubber (SBR). 

Isobutane I-so- byu- tan [ISV] (1876) (isobutylene, 2-methylpropene) n. (CH3)2 C=CH2. a colorless, highly volatile liquid or liquidified gas derived from petroleum, easily polymerized to form polybutene. It has a bp of —6.9°C a fp of —139°C, a flp of —105°C, and Sp gr of 0.6 (20°C). Uses Production of isooctane, butyl rubber, polyisobutene resins, tert-butanol, methacrylates, co-polymer resins with butadiene, and acrylonitrile. 

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