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HF alkylation with product recycle employing two reactors

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OSTI ID:5847343

A method is described for continuously preparing alkylate by contacting olefin with paraffin in the presence of HF catalyst. The method consists of: (a) contacting about one-half of the total olefin feed stock with fresh and recycle paraffin in the presence of HF catalyst in a first reactor to produce a first reactor product effluent, the reactants present in a ratio of paraffin to olefin of about 6:1 to about 100:1; (b) discharging the first reactor product effluent into a settled HF catalyst is discharged from the base and reactor product effluent comprising alkylate, unreacted feed stock and HF catalyst is removed above the reactor effluent inlet to the settler; (c) recycling a portion of the reactor product effluent from the settler into contact with the remaining about one-half of the total olefin feed stock in the presence of HF catalyst in a second riser reactor to produce a second reactor product effluent, the reactants present in a ratio of about 6:1 to about 100:1; (d) discharging the second reactor product effluent into the settler; (e) discharging settled HF catalyst from the settler base; (f) proportioning the HF catalyst between the first and the second riser reactor; and (g) recovering as system product from the settler the portion.

Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
Patent Number(s):
US 4579998
OSTI ID:
5847343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English