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alt="Maximizing the Production and the Transformation of Aromatics - Image" loading="lazy"> </div> <h3 class="post__title">Maximizing the Production and the Transformation of Aromatics</h3> <p class="post__summary">A Crude-to-Chemicals (CTC) conversion block maximizes Heavy Naphtha (HN) production for the aromatics block (figure below) of a petrochemical complex.</p> <div class="post-tags__container tags__container d-flex flex-row-wrap"> <a class="post-tag" href="https://blog.axens.net/tag/c4-fractionation">C4 Fractionation</a> <span class="post-tag more-tag" title="">+ 11</span> <div class="more-tag__container"> <div class="d-flex flex-row-wrap justify-content-start align-items-start"><a class="post-tag" href="https://blog.axens.net/tag/high-conversion-hydrocracking">High-conversion Hydrocracking</a><a class="post-tag" href="https://blog.axens.net/tag/catalytic-cracking">Catalytic Cracking</a><a class="post-tag" href="https://blog.axens.net/tag/etherification">Etherification</a><a 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