steam cracking
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steam-cracking — [stimkʀakiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe (1961, Larousse, art. Cracking); mot angl., de steam « vapeur », et cracking. → Cracking. ❖ ♦ Techn. Cracking, craquage en présence de vapeur d eau. ⇒ Vapocraquage … Encyclopédie Universelle
Steam reforming — (SR), hydrogen reforming or catalytic oxidation, is a method of producing hydrogen from hydrocarbons. On an industrial scale, it is the dominant method for producing hydrogen. Small scale steam reforming units are currently subject to scientific… … Wikipedia
Cracking (chemistry) — In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon carbon bonds in the… … Wikipedia
Cracking — Used in the oil and gas industry to refer to a variety of methods whereby a larger product is broken down into smaller by products. For example, crude oil can be processed (cracked) to produce lighter byproducts such as liquefied petroleum gas… … Investment dictionary
steam-cracked — adjective cracked using steam cracking … Wiktionary
steam-crack — verb To crack using steam cracking … Wiktionary
steam cracker — noun A petroleum refining plant that carries out steam cracking … Wiktionary
Cracking — Crack Crack (kr[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cracked} (kr[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cracking}.] [OE. cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluid catalytic cracking — (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high boiling hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum crude oils to more valuable gasoline, olefinic gases and other products.cite book|author … Wikipedia
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
