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A reformation technique used to "strip" gasoline of impurities, improve octane rating etc.
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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
Reformer — may refer to:*Catalytic reformer, a unit in an oil refinery that reforms lighter hydrocarbons into higher octane molecules and hydrogen *Hydrogen reformer, a device that extracts hydrogen from other fuels, typically methanol or gasoline… … Wikipedia
Catalytic hydrocracking — A refining process that uses hydrogen and catalysts with relatively low temperatures and high pressures for converting middle boiling or residual material to high octane gasoline, reformer charge stock, jet fuel, and /or high grade fuel oil.… … Energy terms
Catalytic hydrotreating — A refining process for treating petroleum fractions from atmospheric or vacuum distillation units (e.g., naphthas, middle distillates, reformer feeds, residual fuel oil, and heavy gas oil) and other petroleum (e.g., cat cracked naphtha,coker… … Energy terms
Methane reformer — A methane refomer is a device based on steam reforming or autothermal reforming and is a type of chemical synthesis, which can produce pure hydrogen gas from natural gas using a catalyst. There are two natural gas reformer technologies… … Wikipedia
Fluid Catalytic Cracking — (FCC, engl.) ist der bedeutendste Stoffumwandlungsprozess in der erdölverarbeitenden Industrie. Dieses Verfahren findet breite Anwendung zur Umsetzung schwerer Erdölfraktionen in wertvolle Olefine (Ethen, Propen, Buten), Catcracker Benzin, Gasöl… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… … Wikipedia
Katalytisches Reforming — (von lat. reformare = umgestalten) ist ein Raffinerieprozess bei dem Alkane und Cycloalkane aus Naphtha verschiedener Provenienz in aromatische Verbindungen und verzweigte Alkane konvertiert werden, mit dem Ziel der Oktanzahlsteigerung. Das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Hydrogen storage — describes the methodologies for storing H2 for subsequent use. The methodologies span many approaches, including high pressures and cryogenics, but usually focus on chemical compounds that reversibly release H2 upon heating. Hydrogen storage is a … Wikipedia
