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The Alkanes
The Alkanes
The Alkanes
The Alkanes
The demand of lighter fractions is of a greater demand, and the heavier fractions can make
up to 50% of the product of crude oil.
Long chain Alkanes can be broken down into smaller more useful chain Alkanes and alkenes,
using catalyst to speed up reaction such us <zeolite> is called catalytic cracking.