How to Use propylene in a Sentence

propylene

noun
  • The scrapers are made from durable propylene that will remain useful for life.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 June 2021
  • Supplies of propane, propylene, residual fuel oil and other oils all dipped as well.
    — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019
  • So ethylene, propylene, a lot of the aromatics, also ship out of that region.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • People exposed to propylene can become dizzy and light-headed, and the gas can also cause liver damage.
    — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2020
  • And Cummings said a car carrying propylene was punctured and released some vapor.
    — Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The pipes are filled with a mixture of water and propylene glycol, which captures the relative warmth of the surrounding earth.
    — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2017
  • People exposed to propylene can become dizzy and lightheaded, and the gas can also cause liver damage.
    — Juan A. Lozano, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2020
  • And there’s growing demand for ethylene (used in antifreeze, plastics, and solvents) and propylene.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The juices are a mix of 40 percent propylene glycol and 60 percent vegetable glycerin.
    — Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 10 May 2017
  • That means propylene derived from polyethylene, and both propylene and isobutylene derived from polypropylene.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Law enforcement officials have said an electrical spark likely ignited a propylene gas leak that led to the explosion.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Authorities have said the chemical involved was propylene, which is used for the production of films, fibers and plastic packaging.
    — Perla Trevizo, Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Factories in China that turn propane into propylene—first stop on its way to becoming takeout containers—were too complex to shut down.
    — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Glycidol is an irritant that's a potential carcinogen, as is propylene oxide.
    — Samantha Cole, Popular Science, 27 July 2016
  • Those declines were partially offset by increases in stockpiles of other petroleum products, such as propane and propylene.
    — Fuelfix Staff, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Also called alkenes, the most important examples in industry include ethylene and propylene.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Two non-acetone solvents (propylene carbonate and methyl soyate) in the alcohol-free formula quickly break up color, shimmer, and chunky glitter with each swipe.
    — Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the most important petrochemical building blocks include chemicals such as ethylene, propylene and benzene.
    — André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The reaction was successful, converting the mixture into propylene and isobutylene, with slightly more propylene than isobutylene.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2024
  • It was most recently used to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, distillates, petroleum coke, propane, heavy fuel oil and refinery-grade propylene.
    — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The resulting ethylene gas is separated from co-products such as propylene, and then piped to other production units for conversion to a vast array of products.
    — Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Stockpiles of distillates, which include diesel and heating fuels, and propane/propylene fell sharply, more than offsetting the increases in crude and gasoline inventories.
    — Houston Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The entire chain is catalyzed until polyethylene is fully converted to propylene, and polypropylene is converted to a mixture of propylene and isobutylene.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas said the prices of two key chemicals, ethylene and propylene, have jumped due to the conflict in the Middle East.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Vector has received a patent for its liquid oxygen-propylene rocket engine, three of which will power its orbital Vector-R rocket, Ars reports.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The existing Flint Hills plant produces common building blocks of plastic, ethylene and propylene as well as the chemical cyclohexane.
    — Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The molecule, propylene oxide, was found floating in a cloud of dust and gas known as Sagittarius B2 and is one of the most structurally intricate chemicals found in space to date.
    — Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2016
  • With propylene’s optimal density and performance values, the Vector-R can keep its first stage diameter to just over a meter in size, with smaller fuel tanks.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2018
  • The complex’s chemical plant has shut, including its olefins unit -- which takes feedstocks such as naphtha, butane, propane and ethane from the oil refinery and converts them into ethylene and propylene that are used to make plastics.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Inventories of distillates, propane and propylene fell by several million barrels last week, contributing to an overall decline in petroleum products.
    — Ryan Maye Handy, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018

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