Identify alkylation hazards
Journal Article
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· Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)
OSTI ID:6938816
- Process Consultant, San Rafael, CA (United States)
This paper reports that extensive experience shows that alkylation plants regardless of acid catalyst choice, can be operated safely, and with minimum process risk to employees or neighbors. Both types of plants require a comprehensive and fully supported hazard management program that accounts for differing physical properties of the acids involved. Control and mitigation cost to refiners will vary considerably from plant to plant and location to location. In the author's experience, the order of magnitude costs will be about $1 to $2 million for a sulfuric acid (SA) alkylation plant, and about $10 to $15 million for a hydrofluoric acid (HF) plant. These costs include water supply systems and impoundment facilities for contaminated runoff water. The alkylation process, which chemically reacts isobutane and light olefins in the presence of a strong acid catalyst into a premium gasoline component is described.
- OSTI ID:
- 6938816
- Journal Information:
- Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 71:10; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020400 -- Petroleum-- Processing
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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FIRES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HAZARDS
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INORGANIC ACIDS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
RISK ASSESSMENT
SULFURIC ACID
US DOE
US FERC
US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
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020800 -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
ALKYLATION
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EXPLOSIVES
FIRES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MITIGATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
RISK ASSESSMENT
SULFURIC ACID
US DOE
US FERC
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL