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Hydrogenolysis vs Hydrocracking - What's the difference?

hydrogenolysis | hydrocracking |

As nouns the difference between hydrogenolysis and hydrocracking

is that hydrogenolysis is (chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments while hydrocracking is (organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.

As a verb hydrocracking is

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hydrogenolysis

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydrogenolysis)
  • (chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments

    • hydrocracking

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.

    • Verb

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