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Alkylation

UOP offers a broad range of both solid and liquid alkylation catalyst technologies to help meet your refinery’s specific market needs.

The UOP HF Alkylation process catalytically combines C3-C5 olefins with isobutane to produce motor fuel alkylate, which is ideal for producing reformulated gasoline. Used with HF alkylation technology, the Alkad process reduces aerosol formation in the event of an HF release, while maintaining the unit operability and product quality. A Huels Selective Hydrogenation Process (SHP) unit processing HF Alkylation unit feed can significantly improve the HF unit performance.

UOP has developed a new approach to produce a gasoline blending component similar in quality to traditional motor alkylate. The InAlk process uses commercial, solid catalysts for reacting light olefins to produce a high octane, paraffinic gasoline component similar to traditional alkylate. The InAlk process is based on proven technology and light hydrocarbon chemistry.

The Alkylene process is a novel solid-catalyst alkylation process with a product equal to that produced by liquid HF alkylation.

No matter what your alkylation needs, count on UOP’s state-of-the-art technologies to optimize your output.

To find complementary products and services, click on the following links:
C4 Isomerization Processes
Technology Transfer Services
Adsorbents for Dehydration and Contaminant Removal in Alkylation