catalytic reforming definition

catalytic reforming

Petroleum refinery process in which low-octane products (such as naphtha) of catalytic cracking are re-formed into higher-octane ones (such as gasoline) under high pressure and temperature, and in the presence of catalysts such as platinum or molybdenum-aluminum oxides.

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