hydrocarbons

  • 61Fischer-Tropsch process — The Fischer Tropsch process (or Fischer Tropsch Synthesis) is a catalyzed chemical reaction in which synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, is converted into liquid hydrocarbons of various forms. The most common… …

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  • 62Petroleum reservoir — A petroleum reservoir, or oil and gas reservoir, is a subsurface pool of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. The naturally occurring hydrocarbons, such as crude oil or natural gas, are trapped by overlying rock… …

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  • 63Fluid catalytic cracking — (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high boiling hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum crude oils to more valuable gasoline, olefinic gases and other products.cite book|author …

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  • 64Botryococcus braunii — Taxobox name = Botryococcus braunii regnum = Plantae divisio = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = Chlorococcales familia = Dictyosphaeriaceae genus = Botryococcus species = B. braunii binomial = Botryococcus braunii binomial authority =… …

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  • 65Creosote — For other uses, see Creosote (disambiguation). Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti septic and preservative properties.[1] It is produced… …

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  • 66Ethane — This article is about the chemical compound. For the emergency service protocol, see ETHANE. Ethane …

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  • 67Petroleum geology — refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). edimentary basin analysisPetroleum geology is principally concerned with the evaluation of seven key elements in sedimentary… …

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  • 68Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… …

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  • 70Catalytic reforming — is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process …

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