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Definition of Hydrocracking
1. Noun. The process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst.
Definition of Hydrocracking
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of hydrocrack) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hydrocracking
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrocracking
Literary usage of Hydrocracking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Motor Gasoline Industry: Past, Present & Future by Robert Schmer (2000)
"Catalytic Hydrocracking Developed in the 1960's, hydrocracking is essentially
... Hydrocracking Feed Source: William L. Leffler, Petroleum Refining for the ..."
2. The Strategic Value of Fossil Fuels: Challenges and Responses : Conference by International Energy Agency (1996)
"... Petrochemical option Desulfurization Vacuum distillation Vacuum gas oil
desulfurization Fluidized catalytic cracking Hydrocracking Lube oil base stocks ..."
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