Getting polyethylene from ethane.

Let’s make a chain of transformations:
C2H6 – C2H4 – (-H2C-CH2-) n
Let’s write the equations:
Н3С – СН3 = Н2 + Н2С = СН2 – dehydrogenation reaction, ethylene was obtained;
nH2C = CH2 = (- H2C – CH2 -) n – the polymerization reaction occurs when heated under pressure, in the presence of a catalyst, polyethylene is formed.
The above equations show the relationship between alkanes, alkenes and high-molecular compounds, as well as the possibility of obtaining a polymer from ethane. Polyethylene is used in electrical engineering as an insulating material and in everyday life for packaging.