hydrotreating

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hydrotreating [¦hī·drō¦trēd·iŋ]

(chemical engineering)

Oil refinery catalytic process in which hydrogen is contacted with petroleum intermediate or product streams to remove impurities, such as oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, or unsaturated hydrocarbons.

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