steam cracking

steam cracking
The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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