Alkylation unit
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alkylation-unit-163-2140207
title:
Alkylation unit
text:
An alkylation unit (alky) is one of the conversion processes used in petroleum refineries. It is used to convert isobutane and low-molecular-weight alkenes (primarily a mixture of propene and butene) into alkylate, a high octane gasoline component. The process occurs in the presence of an acid such as sulfuric acid (H2SO4) or hydrofluoric acid (HF) as catalyst. Depending on the acid used, the unit is called a sulfuric acid alkylation unit (SAAU) or hydrofluoric acid alkylation unit (HFAU). In sh
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description:
Component of a petroleum refinery
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkylation_unit
date created:
2012-11-08T12:00:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T02:49:07Z
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