Background of Cracking Process
January 11, 2021
In petroleum chemistry, cracking is known as the process of breaking down heavy or complex organic hydrocarbon molecules into lighter, much simpler and more functional molecules with the presence of heat and usually pressure. Cracking, also referred to as pyrolysis, is the secondary...
Development of Zeolite
January 10, 2021
Back to the old days, the primary technique used to produce gasoline before the implementation of catalytic cracking in the refining industry was by significantly heating the crude oil in excess of 750 Fahrenheit in a still under pressure of around 90psig. Until...
Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Zeolites
January 09, 2021
Zeolites are very stable solids that withstand many other materials in the kinds of environmental environments that threaten them. Since they have relatively high melting points (over 1000 ° C), extreme temperatures will not affect them, and they don't burn. They...
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