Steam reforming of natural gas at petroleum refining facilities is the predominant means of producing…

Isomerization processes have been used to isomerize n-butane to iso-butane used in alkylation and C5 /C6 n-paraffins…

The polymerization process combines propenes and butenes to produce higher olefins with high-octane numbers (97…

In a refinery, hydrocracking complements catalytic cracking by taking on the more aromatic feedstocks that…

Catalytic hydrocracking is one of the latest additions to petroleum refining processes, with the first…

Even in the presence of hydrogen during reforming reactions, catalysts are deactivated by coke deposition.…

Fluid Catalytic Process, also introduced in 1942, offered an excellent integration of the cracking reactor…

Increasing demand for gasoline, along with the need to produce high-octane gasoline for increasingly more…

Visbreaking is a mild thermal cracking process applied to reduce the viscosity of VDR to…

Here's a look at several findings from the available research on the potential health benefits…