Alkylate is in short supply in the US. The renewable fuels standard (RFS) mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline. The high vapor pressure of ethanol requires a reduction in other light gasoline ...

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China’s refiners are increasing alkylation capacity to produce lower-sulfur, higher-octane alkylate. Greater volumes of alkylate are needed to ensure China’s gasoline and diesel production comply with ...

HOUSTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. ("CVR Energy") is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation ...

In a milestone for the industrialization of ionic liquids, Chevron has started up an alkylation unit at its Salt Lake City refinery that uses an ionic liquid catalyst instead of the traditional ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. and DES PLAINES, III., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the commissioning and start-up of the world's first ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Next Wave Energy Partners, LP (Next Wave), a leading force in energy solutions with a focus on petrochemicals, fuels and renewables value chains, selected Elessent Clean ...

The system dramatically lowers personnel exposure as well as costs and delays in online monitoring of hydrofluoric acid (HF) by replacing two conventional methodologies for HF monitoring, manual ...

Hydrogen fluoride is used at around a quarter of U.S. refineries in the alkylation process, but accidental releases and near-misses have prompted calls to switch to other methods. EPA on Monday denied ...

In the initial years of petroleum refining, the majority of gasoline blending components were composed of straight-run material taken directly from crude oil distillation units. Refineries were ...