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Hydrocracking — See Catalytic hydrocracking. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Catalytic reforming — is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process … Wikipedia
hydrocracking — Process, or family of processes, combining hydrogenation of olefins and aromatics with catalytic cracking … Petroleum refining glossary
Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
Dicoronylene — Dicoronylene … Wikipedia
catalysis — catalytic /kat l it ik/, adj., n. catalytical, adj. catalytically, adv. /keuh tal euh sis/, n., pl. catalyses / seez /. 1. Chem. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst. 2. an action between two or more… … Universalium
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
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
William C. Pfefferle — (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American scientist and inventor. Nicknamed the father of catalytic combustion, he invented the original catalytic combustor for gas turbine engines in the early 1970s. Gas turbines work by mixing fuel with… … Wikipedia
Montreal East Refinery (Shell Canada) — Montreal East Refinery View of the Distillation of crude oil unit (now defunct) from the Sherbrooke East street … Wikipedia
