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by kryptiskt 54 days ago
You can to vary the split of the output by cracking heavier hydrocarbons into lighter. So it's not a fixed fraction, but driven by both demand and cost of processing.
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And also by isomerization and alkylation. Some of the processes involved in that involve rather heroic chemistry, using things like superacids to ionize hydrocarbons.