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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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.
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Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
Enterprise already is building a isobutane dehydrogenation plant in Mont Belvieu to create isobutylene that's used to make lubricants, rubber products, gasoline components and more.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
Enterprise also will finish construction this month on its new propane dehydrogenation plant in Mont Belvieu to churn out propylene, which is a primary building block of many plastics and chemicals.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
But, yes, PDH (propane dehydrogenation) and polypropylene is the next project.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
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Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
Enterprise already is building a isobutane dehydrogenation plant in Mont Belvieu to create isobutylene that's used to make lubricants, rubber products, gasoline components and more.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
Enterprise also will finish construction this month on its new propane dehydrogenation plant in Mont Belvieu to churn out propylene, which is a primary building block of many plastics and chemicals.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
But, yes, PDH (propane dehydrogenation) and polypropylene is the next project.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
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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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