Ionic liquid reactor with hydrocyclones
US10618858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C2531/02
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of alkylating a hydrocarbon stream including: providing a feed stream that includes hydrocarbons and ionic liquid catalyst; passing the feed stream through a low efficiency mixer to create a mixed stream, whereby the low efficiency mixer creates droplets within the feed stream that are primarily within a predetermined size range; passing the mixed stream and an olefin stream into a reactor; performing an alkylation reaction within the reactor, thereby forming a reacted stream; and separating the reacted stream into a settled ionic liquid catalyst stream and a hydrocarbon stream through the use of at least one hydrocyclone.
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