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A “cracking” good performance: Cycloalkanes, which are easily accessible from the surplus aromatic products of petrochemistry, can be converted under hydrogen into a steamcracker feed consisting mainly of n-alkanes. The highest yields are obtained on zeolite H-ZSM-5 with tiny amounts of noble metals—a catalyst with a new type of cracking performance.
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