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What do most of refineries use , hydrocracker or FCC and why?

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Question added by Jihad Alghamdi
Date Posted: 2017/07/04
Nadim Ayoub
by Nadim Ayoub , Chemical Engineer , IC2MP

Hydrocracker because hydrocracking is able to handle a wide range of feedstock, as well as the selectivity of its distillates. Plus, some complications from coking are avoided during the hydrocracking process.

Qusay Khalid Othman Hameed AL-HAMDANY
by Qusay Khalid Othman Hameed AL-HAMDANY , متدرب , شركه نفط الشمال / العراق

Because it produces a greater amount of high octane gasoline

Mohammed Ibrahim el sayed
by Mohammed Ibrahim el sayed , Technical support project manager , EPROM in ASORC

Hydrocracking is a two-stage process combining catalytic cracking and hydrogenation, wherein heavier feedstock is cracked in the presence of hydrogen to produce more desirable products.

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