catalytic reforming
Petroleum molecule restructuring
Catalytic reforming is a chemical process in petroleum refining that restructures hydrocarbon molecules to produce higher-octane gasoline and aromatic compounds.
The process uses heat, pressure, and platinum-based catalysts to rearrange molecular structures without changing their carbon content.
It also generates hydrogen as a byproduct, which refineries use in other processes.
- hydrogen gasSimplest elemental molecule
- noble metalOxidation-resistant metallic element
- petroleum refiningCrude oil distillation industry
- oil refineryPetroleum processing facility
- rheniumAtomic number seventy-five
isomerization · paraffins · alkylation · cyclization · chemical reactor · molybdenum disulfide · toluene · benzene · xylene · energy conversion · octane · greenhouse gas reduction · refinery · gasoline · high octane · naphtha · crude oil · crude
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- refiningrefining, distillation, cracking, vacuum distillation, desulfurization
catalytic reformingvacuum distillation
Purification using pressure reduction
absorption · adsorption · condensation · evaporation · filtration