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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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breaking

Should I replace 'breaking' with 'decomposing'? 'Heavy fractions' or 'heavier fractions' - which is correct? Can you check the rest of the sentence?Thank you.

This is achieved by cracking-processes of the atmospheric residue and heavy vacuum residue, in which the temperature, pressure and catalysts lead to breaking of big molecules (heavier/heavy fractions) into (lighter/light fractions).
  

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I wouldn't substitute the word 'decomposing' for 'breaking', it is fine. However if you use 'breaking down' it gives a more apt description of what is happening in the process. In the refinery process stream there is a 'fractionating tower' which 'breaks' the heavier fractions into lighter 'fractions'.

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  • I wouldn't substitute the word 'decomposing' for 'breaking', it is fine.
  • However if you use 'breaking down' it gives a more apt description of what is happening in the process.
  • In the refinery process stream there is a 'fractionating tower' which 'breaks' the heavier fractions into lighter 'fractions'.
  • So the word 'breaking' is very appropriate in this context.
  • So for your example I would word it this way.....
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I wouldn't substitute the word 'decomposing' for 'breaking', it is fine. However if you use 'breaking down' it gives a more apt description of what is happening in the process.

In the refinery process stream there is a 'fractionating tower' which 'breaks' the heavier fractions into lighter 'fractions'. So the word 'breaking' is very appropriate in this context.

So for your examp
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