Steam cracking
Petrochemical process to break down saturated hydrocarbons in smaller molecules
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Steam cracking
Petrochemical process to break down saturated hydrocarbons in smaller molecules
Steam cracking is a petrochemical process in which saturated hydrocarbons are broken down ("cracked") into smaller, often unsaturated, hydrocarbons. It is the principal industrial method for producing the lighter alkenes (commonly called olefins), including ethene (or ethylene) and propene (or propylene).
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Steam cracking is a petrochemical process in which saturated hydrocarbons are broken down ("cracked") into smaller, often unsaturated, hydrocarbons. It is the principal industrial method for producing the lighter alkenes (commonly called olefins), including ethene (or ethylene) and propene (or propylene). Steam cracker units are facilities in which a feedstock such as naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), ethane, propane or butane is thermally cracked through the use of steam in steam cracking furnaces to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The propane dehydrogenation process may be accomplished through different commercial technologies. The main differences between each of them concerns the catalyst employed, design of the reactor and strategies to achieve higher conversion rates. Olefins are useful precursors to myriad products. Steam cracking is the core technology that supports the largest scale chemical processes, i.e. ethylene and propylene.
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