Packet H: Bonus 8

In a form of this process, spent catalysts are separated by cyclones then directed to a fluidized-bed regenerator where the coke is burnt off. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this industrial process, whose “fluid catalytic” form uses faujasite-type zeolites bound to alumina matrices. This process breaks down long hydrocarbons into smaller chains.
ANSWER: hydrocarbon cracking [accept fluid catalytic cracking; prompt on oil refining]
[10h] Along with benzene and toluene, this compound comprises a group of aromatics generated from cracking or catalytic reforming. This compound is oxidized to generate terephthalic (“tair-uff-THAL-ick”) acid in the Amoco process.
ANSWER: xylene [accept mixed xylenes; accept para-xylene or p-xylene; accept meta-xylene or m-xylene; accept ortho-xylene or o-xylene; accept xylols; accept dimethylbenzene]
[10e] Catalytic reforming of naphtha generates this gas as a byproduct, which can then be recycled for cracking. This lightest diatomic gas is bubbled over palladium on carbon in a catalytic process for reducing alkenes to alkanes.
ANSWER: hydrogen [or H2; accept catalytic hydrogenation]
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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California (North)Main Site323.33100%100%33%
California (South)Main Site420.00100%75%25%
CanadaMain Site1214.1792%50%0%
FloridaMain Site320.00100%67%33%
Great LakesMain Site412.50100%25%0%
MidwestMain Site822.50100%75%50%
OverflowMain Site415.0075%50%25%
South CentralMain Site215.0050%50%50%
SoutheastMain Site815.00100%50%0%
UKMain Site1216.6792%75%0%
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site817.5088%50%38%
Upstate NYMain Site412.50100%25%0%