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Fluid catalytic cracking

Also called FCC, RFCC, residue fluid catalytic cracking, catalytic cracker

A refinery process that breaks heavy oil into gasoline and lighter products over a hot powdered catalyst, which is continuously burned clean in a regenerator. Residue versions crack the heaviest fractions.

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