“…Table shows that the oil components can be divided into nine classes, i.e., alkyl aromatics, indene compounds, double-ring alkyl aromatics, biphenyl, oxygenated compounds, sulfur-containing compounds, naphthalene and its homologues, fluorene and its homologues, and tricyclic and larger PAHs. The contents of alkyl aromatics and indene compounds significantly decreased after cracking, owing to high-temperature dealkylation. , Moreover, the formation of gaseous hydrocarbons, such as CH 4 , confirmed that alkyl aromatic side chains and benzene rings underwent C–C bond cleavage during cracking, as reported previously, , which reveals that compounds containing aliphatic hydrogens (by dealkylation), acenaphthylene (on account of the double bond in the molecule), and naphthalene (less active than anthracene) broke down most vigorously in anthracene oil. The content of indene compounds was also reduced after cracking, which was ascribed to ring-opening reactions .…”