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Steam cracking

Steam cracking is a petrochemical process in which saturated hydrocarbons are broken down into smaller, often unsaturated, hydrocarbons. It is the principal industrial method for producing the lighter alkenes (or commonly olefins), including ethene (or ethylene) and propene (or propylene). Steam cracker units are facilities in which a feedstock such as…

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Steam cracking furnace licensors

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PetrochemicalHydrocarbonsAlkenesOlefinsEthene
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Steam cracking

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Triples42
Avg. degree1.95
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Steam cracking

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related to Process details · 14
Steam cracking → Before, C2, C2's, C3, C3's, C4's, C5, Cryogenically, If, Methane, The, The C2, The C2's, This
related to General · 9
Steam cracking → After, Flow, Heavier, In, Light, LPG, LPGs, The, This
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Steam cracking → core technology that supports the largest scale chemical processes, petrochemical process in which saturated hydrocarbons are broken down into smaller
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Steam cracking → Several, These

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steam cracking gas stream ethylene cracked carbon process propylene tower overhead furnaces furnace hydrocarbons naphtha petroleum ethane olefins propane temperature

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Steam crackingis apetrochemical process in which saturated hydrocarbons are broken down into smaller0.90text
Steam crackingis acore technology that supports the largest scale chemical processes0.90text
naphthainstance ofSteam cracker units are facilities in which a feedstock0.80text
liquefied petroleum gasinstance ofSteam cracker units are facilities in which a feedstock0.80text
small olefinsinstance ofThis causes the hydrocarbons to break up into smaller molecules0.80text
hydrogeninstance ofThis causes the hydrocarbons to break up into smaller molecules0.80text
decomposing into carboninstance ofusing quench oil in order to prevent further reactions0.80text
hydrogen..The products produced in the reaction depend on the composition of the feedinstance ofusing quench oil in order to prevent further reactions0.80text
the hydrocarbon-to-steam ratioinstance ofusing quench oil in order to prevent further reactions0.80text
and on the cracking temperatureinstance ofusing quench oil in order to prevent further reactions0.80text
furnace residence timeinstance ofusing quench oil in order to prevent further reactions0.80text
ethaneinstance ofLight hydrocarbon feeds0.80text

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