Forskolin is a chemical found in the roots of the plant Plectranthus barbatus (Coleus forskohlii). This plant has been used since ancient times to treat heart disorders such as high blood pressure and chest pain (angina), as well as respiratory disorders such as asthma.
Hydrocracking is a specific operation that takes a fraction of petroleum called gas oil which is heavy and cracks it into smaller molecules that are suitable for incorporation into gasoline, diesel, and jet, with an emphasis on the latter two.his occurs at high temperature with a very different set of catalysts than that used in either hydrotreating or hydrogenation processes. The hydrogen is used both as a mechanism to hydrogenate olefins and as a quench for temperature control.
The first plant that might be considered as a commercial hydrocracking unit began operation in Leuna, Germany in 1927. Similar efforts to convert coal to liquid fuels took place in the Great Britain, France and other countries. Between 1925 and 1930, Standard Oil of New Jersey collaborated with I.G.ydrocracking enjoyed rapid growth in the United States during the late 1960s and the early 1970s. By the mid-1970s, hydrocracking had become a mature process and its growth began to moderate.