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Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the most important cracking process used in refining petroleum. It is majorly used in converting large hydrocarbons of petroleum crude oil, which have high boiling point and high molecular weight into beneficial gasoline, olefin gases and other such gases.
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process:
The main steps involved in Catalytic cracking are:
Cracking of paraffins, napthenes, and aromatics side chains.
Isomerisation of olefins
Dehydrogenation of napthenes and olefins
Transfer of hydrogen
Cyclization of olefins
Condensation of olefins
Alkylation and dealkylation
Schematic Process Diagram
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