Cracking (chemistry)

In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules (e.g. kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons) are converted to simpler molecules (e.g. light hydrocarbons) by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursors. The rate of cracking and the end products are strongly dependent on the temperature and presence of any catalysts.

Related Topics:
Petroleum geology - Chemistry - Organic - Molecule - Kerogen - Hydrocarbon - Carbon - Bonds - Rate - Temperature - Catalyst

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