Powerformingn.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊəˌfɔːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌfɔrmɪŋ/

Forms: Also with lower case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, reforming n.¹

Etymology: < power n.¹ + -forming (in reforming n.¹).

A process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst. Cf. re-forming n.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > oil refining or separating processes > [noun]

re-refining1864

cracking1868

stripping1922

sweetening1924

Platforming1949

Powerforming1956

steam cracking1959

the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [noun] > petroleum processes > powerforming

Powerforming1956

1956 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 5 Mar. 62 A new catalytic-reforming process called Powerforming has been announced by Esso Research & Engineering Co.

1958 W. L. Nelson Petroleum Refinery Engin. (ed. 4) xxi. 772 In catalytic reforming, only the platinum catalyst processes (Platforming,..Powerforming, Sovaforming, etc.) are sufficiently well defined to allow the prediction of yields.

1967 W. F. Bland & R. L. Davidson Petrol. Processing Handbk. iii. 32 The first commercial Powerforming installation was placed on-stream in July, 1955, at Baltimore, Md., by the Esso Standard Oil Co.

Derivatives

ˈPowerformer n. an installation for Powerforming.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with oil or gas > [noun] > oil refinery > apparatus for converting to petrol

re-former1934

hydroformer1941

Powerformer1956

1956 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 5 Mar. 62 (caption) One of three Powerformers already operating is unit at left of picture at Carter's Billings refinery.

1969 Daily Tel. 30 Dec. 2/5 (caption) The fire..severely damaged one of the plant's two powerformers, used in the manufacture of top grade petrol.

2004 UK Newsquest Regional Press (Hampshire) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Overall, there are around 500 workers involved in the five-week refit of the powerformers, which raise the quality of petrol and the replacement of its reactors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powerforming
释义	Powerformingn. Brit. /ˈpaʊəˌfɔːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌfɔrmɪŋ/ Forms: Also with lower case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, reforming n.¹ Etymology: < power n.¹ + -forming (in reforming n.¹). A process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst. Cf. re-forming n.² 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > oil refining or separating processes > [noun] re-refining1864 cracking1868 stripping1922 sweetening1924 Platforming1949 Powerforming1956 steam cracking1959 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [noun] > petroleum processes > powerforming Powerforming1956 1956 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 5 Mar. 62 A new catalytic-reforming process called Powerforming has been announced by Esso Research & Engineering Co. 1958 W. L. Nelson Petroleum Refinery Engin. (ed. 4) xxi. 772 In catalytic reforming, only the platinum catalyst processes (Platforming,..Powerforming, Sovaforming, etc.) are sufficiently well defined to allow the prediction of yields. 1967 W. F. Bland & R. L. Davidson Petrol. Processing Handbk. iii. 32 The first commercial Powerforming installation was placed on-stream in July, 1955, at Baltimore, Md., by the Esso Standard Oil Co. Derivatives ˈPowerformer n. an installation for Powerforming. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with oil or gas > [noun] > oil refinery > apparatus for converting to petrol re-former1934 hydroformer1941 Powerformer1956 1956 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 5 Mar. 62 (caption) One of three Powerformers already operating is unit at left of picture at Carter's Billings refinery. 1969 Daily Tel. 30 Dec. 2/5 (caption) The fire..severely damaged one of the plant's two powerformers, used in the manufacture of top grade petrol. 2004 UK Newsquest Regional Press (Hampshire) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Overall, there are around 500 workers involved in the five-week refit of the powerformers, which raise the quality of petrol and the replacement of its reactors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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