any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure
Word origin
butyl + -ene
butylene in American English
(ˈbjuːtlˌin)
Chemistry
noun
1. Also: butene
any of three isomeric, gaseous hydrocarbons having the formula C4H8, of the alkene series
adjective
2.
containing the butylene group
Word origin
[1875–80; butyl + -ene]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, hat trick, massage, pressure point, weekend-ene is a suffix used to form names of unsaturated hydrocarbons (anthracene; benzene), esp. those of the alkene series (butylene)
Examples of 'butylene' in a sentence
butylene
Contrarily, the highest proportion of them did not produce diacetyl, acetoin, and 2,3-butylene glycol.
Fabiana Maria Saguir, Iris Eleonora Loto Campos, Carmen Maturano, Maria Cristina Mancade Nadra 2009, 'Identification of dominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from grape juices. Assessmentof its biochemical activities relevant to flavor development in wine', International Journal of Wine Researchhttp://www.dovepress.com/identification-of-dominant-lactic-acid-bacteria-isolated-from-grape-ju-a3239. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Electrospinning of biodegradable poly (butylene succinate) has been performed from different solvent systems.
Borowczak Maciej, Frąckowiak Stanisław 2018, 'Microporous structures in natural polymer', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184400014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was capable of hydrolyzing cutin, polycaprolactone, and poly(butylene succinate).
Xiaojie Duan, Yu Liu, Xin You, Zhengqiang Jiang, Shaoxiang Yang, Shaoqing Yang 2017, 'High-level expression and characterization of a novel cutinase from Malbranchea cinnamomeasuitable for butyl butyrate production', Biotechnology for Biofuelshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0912-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Scanning electron microscopy showed improvement of interfacial adhesion between treated fiber and poly(butylene succinate).
Yoon Yee Then, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Norhazlin Zainuddin, Hidayah Ariffin, Wan Md ZinWan Yunus, Buong Woei Chieng 2014, 'Static Mechanical, Interfacial, and Water Absorption Behaviors of Alkali Treated OilPalm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Poly(butylene succinate) Biocomposites', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_123_Then_Static_Mechanical_Interfacial_Absorption_Mesocarp. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The crosslinking rate decreases in the order: poly(octamethylene maleate) > poly(hexamethylene maleate) > poly(butylene maleate).
NICOLAS SPASSKY, MARIE-ODILE SEPULCHRE, MAURICE SEPULCHRE, SLAVKO VUKASINOVIC, JASNADJONLAGIC, BRANKO DUNJIC 2003, 'Rheokinetic study of crosslinking of a,w-dihydroxy oligo(alkylene maleate)s with atrisisocyanate', Journal of the Serbian Chemical Societyhttp://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol68/No3/V68-No3-01.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On one side, the linear butylene moiety has been substituted by glycol subunits with alkyl pendant groups of different length.
Giulia Guidotti, Michelina Soccio, Valentina Siracusa, Massimo Gazzano, Andrea Munari,Nadia Lotti 2018, 'Novel Random Copolymers of Poly(butylene 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylate) with OutstandingBarrier Properties for Green and Sustainable Packaging: Content and Length of AliphaticSide Chains as Efficient Tools to Tailor the Material's Final Performance', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/8/866. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)