Patent SG-11201907913R-A (SG)
Title: Alkylation process with improved octane number
Inventor: VAN BROEKHOVEN EMANUEL HERMANUS
IPC: C10G29/20
Filed: 2018-03-01
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 07 September 2018 (07.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit °nolo onm mil Imola° oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/158377 Al (51) International Patent Classification: ClOG 29/20 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: PCT/EP2018/055063 Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/465,535 01 March 2017 (01.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL [BE/BE]; Parc Scientifique de LLN, Rue du Bosquet 9, 1348 Lou- vain-la-Neuve (BE). (72) Inventors: VAN BROEKHOVEN, Emanuel Hermanus; Trintel 131, 1141, DN Monnickendam (NL). PRONK, Ruben Theodoor; Weiver 16, 1546, LB Jisp (NL). (74) Agent: SCHWABE SANDMAIR MARX PATENTAN- WALTE RECHTSANWALT PARTNERSCHAFT MBB; Joseph-Wild-Str. 20, 81829 Munich (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 1-1 N N GC kr) 00 O 1-1 1-1 N C (54) Title: ALKYLATION PROCESS WITH IMPROVED OCTANE NUMBER (57) : An improved alkylation process with improved octane number and lower fmal boiling point. Further, the present dis- closure comprises an alkylation system that allows flexibility in the operating parameters without loss of productivity. This enhances the advantage of the solid acid alkylation process of the invention over the liquid acid processes, as the C9+ alkylate will mainly contain the desired highly branched paraffin's in the case of solid acid alkylation. By fractionation of C9+, the RON number of the gasoline alkylate after fractionation remains very high, while the fmal boiling point of the gasoline fraction will decrease, improving value and blending flexibility.