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Thermal Cracking

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027932

The breaking up of heavy oil molecules into lighter fractions by the use of high temperature without the aid of catalysts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027932
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration Petroleum Refining Process at https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html#3
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027932",
  "term": "Thermal Cracking",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The breaking up of heavy oil molecules into lighter fractions by the use of high temperature without the aid of catalysts.",
  "references": [
    "DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration Petroleum Refining Process at https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html#3"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/thermal-cracking/"
}

Record 27,932 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.