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Synthetic olefinic hydrocarbons consist of polymerization of [[ethylene]] under catalytic conditions. They are used in synthetic-base mud and are useful as lubricants for water muds. | Synthetic olefinic hydrocarbons consist of polymerization of [[ethylene]] under catalytic conditions. They are used in synthetic-base mud and are useful as lubricants for water muds. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:56, July 13, 2016
An olefinic hydrocarbon is a group of hydrocarbon compounds that has one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms in the linear chain. Ethylene, C2H2, is the smallest olefin.
Synthetic olefinic hydrocarbons consist of polymerization of ethylene under catalytic conditions. They are used in synthetic-base mud and are useful as lubricants for water muds.