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catalytic cracking unit

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catalytic cracking unit [¦kad·əl¦id·ik ′krak·iŋ ‚yü·nət]
(chemical engineering)
A unit in a petroleum refinery in which a catalyst is used to carry out cracking of hydrocarbons. Also known as catalytic cracker.


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The Sohar Refinery, just completed, has a crude oil unit with a capacity of 116,400 b/d and a residue fluid catalytic cracking unit with a capacity of 75,260 b/d.
At the Memphis refinery, the technology was selected as part of an overall emissions reduction project on the 60,000 barrel per day Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU).
Another project has added a digital control system and a fluid catalytic cracking unit.
 
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