Maximising ethane in liquids crackers.

The article offers information on increasing the ethane content in liquid feed obtained from fluid catalytic cracking unit. It mentions that there is vast increment in the recovery of natural gas in the U.S. because of application of horizontal drilling and the use of fracking technology in shale reserves. It also mentions that though ethane feed cracking has been largely favored but still plant owners should check several operational and capacity constraints before maximizing ethane feed.