Petrochemical cracking and reforming

Resins may also act as a substrate for metallic hydrogenation catalysts such as platinum, palladium, nickel, etc., but for high temperature petrochemical cracking and reforming reactions the thermally more stable zeolite products dominate this particular use. 

After the introduction and a brief section on refinery processes, sections 12.3 and 12.4 describe the major petrochemical cracking and reforming operations, in which energy requirements play an increasingly important role. Some immediate downstream products have also been included in these sections. 

Table 12.2 Refinery and petrochemical cracking and reforming operations...

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