dehydrogenation
noun
de·hy·dro·ge·na·tion
ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˌdrä-jə-ˈnā-shən 
(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-jə-
: the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound
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At its Investor Day, EPD emphasized that one of its key operating objectives for 2024 was to enhance the reliability and utilization rates of its two propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Hydrogenation or dehydrogenation with Ayrton’s carrier fluid occurs at 0.1 megapascal (1 bar) and about 100 ºC, says founder and CEO Natasha Kostenuk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2024
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but Enterprise reported the contract is large enough to support the construction of another propane dehydrogenation plant at the company's natural gas liquids processing complex in Mont Belvieu.
—Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Hydrogenation or dehydrogenation with Ayrton’s carrier fluid occurs at 0.1 megapascal (1 bar) and about 100 ºC, says founder and CEO Natasha Kostenuk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2024
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but Enterprise reported the contract is large enough to support the construction of another propane dehydrogenation plant at the company's natural gas liquids processing complex in Mont Belvieu.
—Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
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dehydrogenation
noun
de·hy·dro·ge·na·tion
ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˌdräj-ə-ˈnā-shən
(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-jə-
: the process of removing hydrogen from a chemical compound
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