hydrogenolysis

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hydrogenolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hydrogenolyses)

(chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments

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For instance, in hydrogenation operations, large planes of metal surface function as sites of hydrogenolysis catalysis while sites catalyzing hydrogenation of unsaturates are smaller. Source: Internet

Hydrodeoxygenated biodiesel is produced by direct hydrogenolysis of the fat into alkanes and propane. Source: Internet

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