/1-Butene/ is used for the production of a wide variety of chemicals in the gasoline and rubber processing areas. More than half of the butenes produced world-wide are utilized as alkylate and polymer gasoline. One third is used without any conversion as fuel, mainly as fuel gas or blendstock for gasoline.
Where is butene found?
The word butene may refer to any of the individual compounds. They are colourless gases that are present in crude oil as a minor constituent in quantities that are too small for viable extraction. Butene is therefore obtained by catalytic cracking of long-chain hydrocarbons left during refining of crude oil.
Why is it called 1 butene?
Their general formula is CnH2n for molecules with one double bond (and no rings). ... Thus, the word "1-butene" indicates a chain of four carbons, with a double bond between carbons 1 and 2; the word "2-butene" indicates a chain of four carbons, with a double bond between carbons 2 and 3.
