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Fluid Catalytic Cracking (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia article on fluid catalytic cracking, consulted for the catalytic-cracking reaction principle and for the 1915 first commercial use of catalytic cracking, cited on the Catalytic Cracking method entity.

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Wikipedia contributors
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Wikimedia Foundation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_catalytic_cracking
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Reference Work
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Fluid Catalytic Cracking (Wikipedia)
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Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is the conversion process used in petroleum refineries to convert the high-boiling point, high-molecular weight hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum (crude oils) into gasoline, alkene gases, and other petroleum products.
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This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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