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Category: Refining
Question: How is hydrogen used in the refining industry and how is it produced?
Keywords: hydrogen,uses,refining,petroleum,manufacturing
Answer: Hydrogen is used in Petroleum refining in several areas and in several ways. Some of them are:1. Hydrocracking2. Desulfurization3. Lube oil refining4. Hydrogenation (saturation) processesHydrogen is obtained by the steam reforming of Naptha or Natural Gas. Hydrogen purities vary according to the degree of purification or separation used, but can be as high as 99+% vol.


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