Increase in pressure during catalytic cracking process ____________ octane number.

Increase in pressure during catalytic cracking process ____________ octane number. Correct Answer Decreases

Increase in pressure during catalytic cracking process; decreases unsaturation and hence octane number decreases, which results in increase in coke production though reactor throughput also increases.

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