When a suitable fraction from petroleum distillation (C12 and higher) is heated at high temperature (500°𝐶) in the presence of a catalyst the molecule break apart and rearrange to smaller, more highly branched alkanes having 5-10 carbon atoms. This process is called as:
A. Thermal cracking
B. Catalytic cracking
C. Octane rating
D. Knocking
Answer:B
When a suitable fraction from petroleum distillation (C12 and higher) is heated at high temperature (500°𝐶) in the presence of a catalyst the molecule break apart and rearrange to smaller, more highly branched alkanes having 5-10 carbon atoms. This process is called as:
A. Thermal cracking B. Catalytic cracking C. Octane rating D. Knocking