How Catalytic Cracking Works
In short: A clear look at fluid catalytic cracking, the refinery conversion process that uses a circulating, sand-like catalyst and heat to break large gas-oil molecules into smaller ones, mainly to make additional gasoline.
A 2:04 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Cracking | Catalytic, Hydrocarbon, Reforming | Britannica”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Today in Energy, 11 December 2012, “Fluid catalytic cracking is an important step in producing gasoline - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Chemical Engineering Research & Design (1997 paper hosted on Academia.edu; page attributes it to Jean-Pierre Corriou), “Modelling and Control of a Riser Type Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit”; Science History Institute, “Eugene Houdry”; Springer Nature (Discover Chemistry journal), “Current perspective on heterogeneous thermal catalytic approaches for closed-loop polyolefin plastic recycling - Discover Chemistry”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Cracking | Catalytic, Hydrocarbon, Reforming | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Today in Energy, 11 December 2012 — Fluid catalytic cracking is an important step in producing gasoline - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Chemical Engineering Research & Design (1997 paper hosted on Academia.edu; page attributes it to Jean-Pierre Corriou) — Modelling and Control of a Riser Type Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit · View →
- Science History Institute — Eugene Houdry · View →
- Springer Nature (Discover Chemistry journal) — Current perspective on heterogeneous thermal catalytic approaches for closed-loop polyolefin plastic recycling - Discover Chemistry · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Cracking | Catalytic, Hydrocarbon, Reforming | Britannica
- Also: Fluid catalytic cracking is an important step in producing gasoline - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Chemical Engineering Research & Design (1997 paper hosted on Academia.edu; page attributes it to Jean-Pierre Corriou): Modelling and Control of a Riser Type Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit
- Also: Science History Institute: Eugene Houdry
- Also: Springer Nature (Discover Chemistry journal): Current perspective on heterogeneous thermal catalytic approaches for closed-loop polyolefin plastic recycling - Discover Chemistry
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