据烃加工网4月13日报道，日前，雪佛龙公司(Chevron Corporation)和霍尼韦尔(Honeywell)宣布，世界上首个使用离子液体生产烷基化液商业规模的ISOALKY工艺装置已开始调试和启动。ISOALKY技术代表了烷基化技术的重大创新。
首次用于雪佛龙盐湖城（Salt Lake City）炼油厂的 ISOALKY™技术旨在满足炼油行业对提供工艺安全优势的传统液态酸系统的经济有效替代品的需求。使用非水性液体盐，或离子液体，这种革命性的新催化过程由标准的个人防护设备处理，并产生有价值的高辛烷值混合成分，有助于降低汽油对环境的影响。该技术由雪佛龙的子公司雪佛龙美国公司首创，并授权给霍尼韦尔UOP公司，以ISOALKY™品牌名义提供给整个行业。
雪佛龙制造公司的总裁迈克·科伊尔表示，对于雪佛龙和盐湖炼油厂来说，ISOALKY™工厂是一项令人兴奋的成就，它将成为炼油行业的重大改变。我们为我们的员工和霍尼韦尔UOP为实现这一项目所展示的才干和团队精神感到自豪。
霍尼韦尔UOP公司总裁兼首席执行官布莱恩·格洛弗（Bryan Glover）称，ISOALKY是一项突破性的炼油新技术，与生产烷基化液的传统液酸技术相比，它是一种风险更低、经济的解决方案。离子液体具有很强的酸性，使其能够在不产生常规酸挥发性的情况下生产烷基化物，从而简化了加工程序。与雪佛龙合作，霍尼韦尔UOP已经将一种解决方案商业化，该解决方案能够以更低的成本满足全球对清洁燃烧燃料日益增长的需求，同时简化复杂的处理要求。
ISOALKY™这项技术可用于新建炼油厂以及正在进行资本扩张或改造的现有设施。与传统烷基化技术相比，ISOALKY™技术具有更广泛和更高的进料灵活性。离子液体可现场再生，无需通过公路或海洋运输进行场外再生和聚合物副产物处理。霍尼韦尔UOP是国际领先的石油精炼、石化和天然气加工行业的工艺技术、催化剂、吸附剂、设备和咨询服务的供应商和许可方。霍尼韦尔UOP是霍尼韦尔性能材料和技术战略业务集团的一部分，该集团还包括霍尼韦尔过程解决方案(Honeywell Process Solutions)，后者是为石油和天然气、炼油、石化、化工和其他行业提供自动化控制、仪表和服务的先驱。
郝芬 译自 烃加工网
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Chevron and Honeywell announce start-up of world’s first commercial isoalky ionic liquids alkylation unit
Chevron Corporation and Honeywell announced the commissioning and start-up of the world’s first commercial-scale ISOALKY process unit that utilizes ionic liquids to produce alkylate. The ISOALKY™ technology represents a major innovation in alkylation technology.
First used in Chevron’s Salt Lake City refinery, the ISOALKY™ technology is designed to meet the refining industry’s needs for a cost-effective alternative to conventional liquid acid systems that offers process safety advantages. Using a non-aqueous liquid salt, or ionic liquid, the revolutionary new catalytic process is handled with standard personal protective equipment and produces a valuable high-octane blending component that helps lower the environmental impact of gasoline. Pioneered by Chevron U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron, and licensed to Honeywell UOP, the technology is offered to the entire industry under the ISOALKY™ brand name.
“The ISOALKY™ plant is an exciting achievement for Chevron and the Salt Lake Refinery, and it’s poised to be a game changer for the refining industry,” said Mike Coyle, president of Chevron Manufacturing. “We are proud of the talent and teamwork demonstrated by our people and Honeywell UOP to bring this project to fruition.”
“ISOALKY is a groundbreaking new technology for refiners, and a lower-risk and economical solution compared to conventional liquid acid technologies that produce alkylate,” said Bryan Glover, president and CEO of Honeywell UOP. “Ionic liquids have strong acid properties that enable them to produce alkylate without the volatility of conventional acids, allowing for simpler handling procedures. Together with Chevron, Honeywell UOP has commercialized a solution that meets the rising global demand for cleaner-burning fuels at a lower cost while simplifying complex handling requirements.”
ISOALKY™ technology can be used in new refineries as well as in existing facilities undergoing capital expansion or retrofit applications. ISOALKY™ technology has wider and improved feed flexibility relative to conventional alkylation technologies. Ionic liquids are regenerated Honeywell UOP is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part of Honeywell’s Performance Materials and Technologies strategic business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions , a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical and other industries.