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Definition of Catalytic cracker
1. Noun. A chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Reactor
Group relationships: Oil Refinery, Petroleum Refinery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catalytic Cracker
Literary usage of Catalytic cracker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in by Bronwen. Manby (1999)
"... a breakdown of the fluid catalytic cracker at the 125000 bpd Warri refinery
left the country without a single operational catalytic cracker, ..."
2. Oil Supply Security: The Emergency Response Potential of Iea Countries in 2000 by International Energy Agency (2001)
"... allowing for distribution of products by both sea and road. The Sines Refinery
has a capacity of 10 Mt/yr. It has a fluid catalytic cracker, ..."
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