aromatization

noun

aro·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion ə-ˌrō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 

-mə-ˌtī-ˈzā-

plural -s

1

: the act or process of making aromatic or the quality or state of being aromatic

2

a

: chemical conversion into one or more aromatic compounds

b

in petroleum refining : conversion of aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbons into aromatic hydrocarbons by cyclization or dehydrogenation or both (such as heptane into toluene or cyclohexane into benzene) see hydroforming

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