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'''[[w:Hydrodealkylation|Hydrodealkylation]]''' is a chemical reaction that often involves reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon, such as [[toluene]], in the presence of [[hydrogen]] gas to form a simpler aromatic hydrocarbon devoid of functional groups. An example is the conversion of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene to xylene. This chemical process usually occurs at high temperature, at high pressure, or in the presence of a catalyst. These are predominantly transition metals, such as chromium or molybdenum. (ref.:wikipedia)

It is a process required for [[In-situ resource utilization]].  The main use would be to reduce biological oils created in agriculture into simpler forms for the Martian chemical industry.