{"id":1377,"date":"2025-04-15T16:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/argkg.de\/ethylene\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:46:33","slug":"ethylene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/argkg.de\/en\/ethylene\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethylene"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1377\" class=\"elementor elementor-1377 elementor-557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f64a97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f64a97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd974a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"7dd974a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205327a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"205327a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1024fb45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1024fb45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33af0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33af0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethylene (C<sub>2<\/sub>H<sub>4<\/sub>)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21019357 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21019357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5056588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5056588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Is not hazardous to water or soil and is not toxic to humans or animals.<\/li><li>Ethylene is a colourless, slightly sweet-smelling gas that is lighter than air under normal conditions. In the past, ethylene was also used as an anaesthetic alongside nitrous oxide for weak anaesthesia. It has a narcotic and muscle-relaxing effect.<\/li><li>In the past, ethylene was also used as an anaesthetic alongside nitrous oxide for weak anaesthesia. It has a narcotic and muscle-relaxing effect. <\/li><li>In the pipeline, ethylene is transported as a fluid, i.e. in a state between gas and liquid.<\/li><li>Ethylene is an important raw material for the chemical industry and the starting material for around 30 per cent of all petrochemical products.<\/li><li>Ethylene (ethene) is also found in nature (plants, etc.)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd040d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ccd040d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb62f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb62f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-yyfcg-ccfd2733d97ceaf853a174450f28d380 \"><div class=\"avia_textblock\"><p>Apples, pears, nectarines and plums, but also tomatoes and avocados are examples of fruit and vegetables that release ethylene. Ethylene is a ripening gas that accelerates the ripening of other fruits and vegetables. <\/p><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d09f8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d09f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1800166 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1800166\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfd94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cfd94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/argkg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fotolia_81491898_S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/argkg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fotolia_81491898_S.jpg 829w, https:\/\/argkg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fotolia_81491898_S-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/argkg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fotolia_81491898_S-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4620c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c4620c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007fc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"007fc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bananas, kiwis, broccoli, cabbage and mangoes are particularly sensitive. They should therefore not be stored directly next to apples or tomatoes. Within a short time, bananas, for example, become blotchy and overripe due to ethylene.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethylene (C2H4) Is not hazardous to water or soil and is not toxic to humans or animals. Ethylene is a colourless, slightly sweet-smelling gas that is lighter than air under normal conditions. In the past, ethylene was also used as an anaesthetic alongside nitrous oxide for weak anaesthesia. It has a narcotic and muscle-relaxing effect. 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