Organic carbonates, such as ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, for use as solvents; ethylene; propylene; 1, 3-butadiene; cyclohexane; hydrogen; synthetic surface active agents used in detergents, cleaning compounds, paints, agricultural emulsifiers, paper applications, paper deinking, oilfield applications, metal treating applications, corrosion inhibition, mold release agents, and mineral processing; amines for industrial use, such as morpholine, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine oxide, N-amineothylpiperazine, and 2-(2-aminoethoxy) ethanol; ethanolamines, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and dimethylethanolamine; glycols, such as monoethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and other polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols; glycol bottoms; aromatic distillate; alkylalkanolamines, such as methyl diethanolamine, aminoethyl ethanolamine, and monomethyl ethanolamine; nonylphenol and dinonylphenol, for use as surface-active agent intermediates, nonylphenol and dinonylphenol for use in the manufacture of detergents, light stabilizers, petroleum demulsifiers, oil-soluble phenolic resins, plasticizers, dyestuffs, germicides, insecticides, and aromatic oils; motor fuel additives for controlling deposits on internal combustion engines; methyl tertiary butyl ether for use in reformulated motor fuels; alkyl benzene for use as chemical intermediates in the manufacture of surface active agents; chemical agents for removal of unwanted contaminants from non-liquid gas streams; catalysts for the manufacture of flexible foams, rigid foams, coatings, elastomers, and plastics; heat transfer fluids, and metal working fluids, containing a glycol, such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol; polyether amines, for use in curing and hardening agents for epoxy resins and adhesives, and in the manufacture of flexible foams, rigid foams, coatings, elastomers, and plastics; plastic materials, namely, polystyrene and expandable polystyrene for use in the manufacture of a wide variety of products; manufacturing chemicals, namely, styrene monomer for polymerization to form styrene polymers; polystrene and expandable polystyrene and alloys and compounded products thereof for use in manufacturing finished products; and styrene monomer for polymerization to form polystyrene and other polymers containing styrene; polypropylene, homopolymers and alloys and compounded products thereof, copolymers and alloys and compounded products thereof, all for use in the manufacture of a wide variety of products; maleic anhydride and fumaric acid for use in a wide variety of applications; catalysts for use in the manufacture of maleic anhydride