A new composite ionic liquid (IL) alkylation process has been proven in a pilot plant and retrofitted into an existing 65,000-tonne/year H2SO4 alkylation unit in China. This article discusses the new ...

Alkylate is in short supply in the US. The renewable fuels standard (RFS) mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline. The high vapor pressure of ethanol requires a reduction in other light gasoline ...

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It’s been eight years since a massive explosion at the Torrance Refinery shook the South Bay — with the blast registering as a small earthquake, leaving four workers injured and coating the area in ...

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Commission (OSHRC or Commission) issued a decision in Secretary of Labor v. Wynnewood Refining Co., LLC (Wynnewood) that constitutes a dramatic expansion ...

The head of a federal agency investigating last Friday’s explosions and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions called the incident “catastrophic” and said the main unit where blasts occurred is ...

Within minutes, according to a surveillance video, a series of explosions in the South Philadelphia refinery's alkylation unit rained huge pieces of shrapnel across the refinery and released 5,239 ...

HOUSTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. ("CVR Energy") is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation ...

Marathon said in a late Wednesday TCEQ regulatory filing that the fire broke out when residual hydrocarbons ignited as the company's crews were draining a vessel. The filing listed the refinery's ...

File - Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, June 21, 2019. Hydrogen fluoride, which can travel for miles, was released, but most was ...