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A definition or brief description of Fluid catalytic cracking.

Fluid catalytic cracking is a very important process used in petroleum refineries to crack (break) the large hydrocarbon molecules in the portion of the petroleum crude oil boiling above 340 °C into lower boiling, more valuable products such as high octane gasoline and olefinic gases.