High octane alkylate from cation exchange resin/boron trifluoride catalytic process

Conference · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Prepr., Div. Pet. Chem., Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6500903

Huang, T J; Yurchak, S

A study was made of isobutane/butene-2 alkylation. It was found that alkylation of 2 5/1 isobutane/butene-2 feed with a catalytic system comprising a macroreticular acidic cation exchange resin Amberlyst XN-1010 and boron trifluoride in a continuous stirred tank reactor produces an alkylate with an octane number of 100 to 101 (R+O) in high yield (1.95 g C/sub 5/--C/sub 12//g olefin converted) at 0/sup 0/C and 2.5 olefin weight hourly space velocity. The catalyst is regenerable via methanol extraction. The striking features of this catalytic system are the higher olefin space velocity and lower isoparaffin/olefin ratio than practiced in conventional alkylation processes. The latter is of particular importance because it would allow considerable savings via reduced isobutane recycle.

• Research Organization: Mobil Research and Development Corp., Princeton, NJ
• OSTI ID: 6500903
• Report Number(s): CONF-780902-P3
• Journal Information: Prepr., Div. Pet. Chem., Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 23:3; Conference: American Chemical Society meeting, Miami, FL, USA, 10 Sep 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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