【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】From 2019 to 2023, the world’s first application of ISOALKY™ ion liquid alkylation technology was implemented at Hongrun Petrochemical

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Let’s give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical technology and equipment sector; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Equipment】Continuous updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** The world’s first application of ISOALKY™ ionic liquid alkylation technology was implemented at Hongrun Petrochemical. On April 25, 2019, Honeywell UOP announced that Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Hongrun”) would use Honeywell UOP’s ISOALKY™ ionic liquid alkylation technology in its refining facilities to produce clean fuels. Hongrun is the world’s first petrochemical product manufacturer to obtain a license for the ISOALKY™ technology. As an efficient and environmentally friendly solution, this technology can replace traditional liquid acids or solid catalyst systems to produce high-quality alkylation oils required for the production of clean fuels. In 2016, Honeywell UOP collaborated with American Chevron to develop the ISOALKY™ technology, which was the world’s first successful liquid alkylation technology in 75 years. This technology uses ionic liquids to replace traditional hydrofluoric acid or sulfuric acid as catalysts for producing alkylated oils, the key components required for motor fuel with high octane ratings. The ISOALKY™ technology can be used for both new petrochemical plants and the retrofitting of existing facilities. It can be used to produce alkylated oils, a mixed fuel component with a long history of 80 years. By adding high-octane hydrocarbons to gasoline, it helps prevent engine knocking or spontaneous combustion of the fuel, thereby improving combustion efficiency and reducing particulate emissions in exhaust gases. “The ISOALKY™ technology has attracted much attention, as it can meet the growing demand for clean fuels today, and its operational requirements are much lower than those of traditional liquid acid technologies. ”Mr. Liu Maoshu, Vice President and General Manager of Honeywell UOP in China, said, “The core of this process is the ionic liquid catalyst, which enables petrochemical plants to produce high-quality alkylated oils with equal or higher yields, thereby meeting society’s new demands for fuels with higher octane numbers and lower environmental impact.” ” This technology has been operating successfully in the demonstration unit at Chevron’s Salt Lake City refinery for five years, having withstood extensive practical testing. Currently, Chevron is gradually using this new technology to upgrade its existing hydrofluoric acid alkylation plants. Of the approximately 700 refineries worldwide, more than half still use hydrofluoric acid or sulfuric acid alkylation units. Ionic liquids are primarily composed of ions, and they can convert C4 alkanes and other olefins into excellent gasoline hydrocarbon mixtures. In addition, the vapor pressure of ionic liquid catalysts is very low, and the processing procedure is simpler than that of sulfuric acid and hydrofluoric acid alkylation techniques. This new technology also has many other advantages, such as low catalyst usage and reduced consumption, the ability to use a wider range of raw materials to produce alkylated oils, an extremely low vapor pressure that can be ignored, and the possibility of regenerating the catalyst online. Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. produces and sells liquefied petroleum gas, diesel, gasoline, asphalt, and lubricants, with its headquarters located in Qingzhou City, Weifang, China.