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Steady_T

06/24/10 4:11 PM

#52287 RE: SteveF #52281

That seems to be your standard response to information that you don't like.

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Whoever told you that is lying IMO.
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Cracking (chemistry)
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In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into 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. Cracking, also referred to as pyrolysis, is the breakdown of a large alkane into smaller, more useful alkanes and an alkene. Simply put, hydrocarbon cracking is the process of breaking long chain hydrocarbons into short ones.