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Hydroconversion

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hydrocrackingnoun(organic chemistry) The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
hydroprocessingnounAny of several chemical engineering processes including hydrogenation, hydrocracking and hydrotreating, especially as part of oil refining.
hydrogenizationnounAlternative form of hydrogenation. [(chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.]
hydroprocessnounA process found in hydroprocessing
transhydrogenationnoun(chemistry) A reaction in which hydrogen is transferred from one molecule to another
hydrogenationnoun(chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.
steam crackingnoun(organic chemistry) The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes
dehydrogenizationnoundehydrogenation
hydrotreatingnoun(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which reaction with hydrogen is used to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining
hydrodeoxygenationnoun(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the oxygen content of hydrocarbons (present as alcohols, aldehydes etc) during oil refining.
hydrogenisationnounAlternative form of hydrogenization.
rehydrogenationnoun(chemistry) Hydrogenation subsequent to dehydrogenation.
hydrocarbonizationnouncarbonization in the presence of water
hydrodenitrogenationnoun(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the nitrogen content of hydrocarbons during oil refining
hydrodynamizationnounConversion to hydrodynamic form
hydrodenitrificationnoun(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the nitrogen content of hydrocarbons during oil refining
hydrofiningnoun(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrocarbons are hydrogenated and desulfurized catalytically as part of oil refining
isocrackingnounA process that uses catalysts to rearrange the existing molecules of heavy fuel oils to remove sulfur and convert low-value fuel oils into higher-yield products such as gasoline.
steam crackernoun(organic chemistry) A petroleum refining plant that carries out steam cracking
hydrotreatmentnounhydrotreating

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