ENERGY|oil industry · INDUSTRY|chemistry
- craiceáil chatalaíoch Reference "Faofa ag an gCoiste Téarmaíochta, www.tearma.ieFaomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex"
- ga
- catalytic cracking | cat cracking
- en
- Definition any petroleum refinery process in which the molecular structure of hydrocarbon compounds are broken down to convert heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter fractions such as kerosene, gasoline, liquified petroleum gas (LPG), heating oil, and petrochemical feedstock Reference "COM-EN, based on:‘Cracking’, Encyclopedia of Earth http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/151525/ [2.9.2015]"
- Comment "See also:- fluid catalytic cracking (narrower) [ IATE:1661782 ]- hydrocracking (narrower) [ IATE:1155261 ] - catalytic reforming (related) [ IATE:1410720 ]"
- craquage catalytique | cracking catalytique
- fr
- Definition procédé de raffinage pétrolier par modification moléculaire d'une fraction du mélange sous l'action d'un catalyseur Reference "COM-FR d'après: 1. le Grand Robert de la langue française en ligne et 2. le dictionnaire Larousse en ligne, http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/craquage/20215 [4.9.2015]"