Alkylation catalyst composition and related methods
AssigneeUniversity of Kansas
InventorsMark Brandon Shiflett, Rajkumar Kore, Aaron M. Scurto
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Abstract
An alkylation catalyst composition is provided which comprises an acid, an aromatic, and a third component selected from the group consisting of a base capable of forming an ionic liquid with the acid; and an ionic liquid. An alkylation process is also provided which comprises combining the alkylation catalyst composition with a feedstock under conditions to produce an alkylate product for a motor fuel additive. The alkylate product produced by the alkylation process is also provided.
Claims23
An alkylation catalyst composition comprising an acid, an aromatic, and a third component, wherein the third component is selected from a group consisting of a base capable of forming an ionic liquid with the acid, and an ionic liquid.
An alkylate product comprising branched alkanes comprising trimethylpentane and dimethylhexane and having a percentage of C8 alkanes of at least 95% and a T/D ratio of at least 10.
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