CPC C07C 2/60 (2013.01) [B01J 31/0244 (2013.01); C07C 9/16 (2013.01); C10L 1/06 (2013.01); C07C 2531/02 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0423 (2013.01); C10L 2270/023 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An alkylation process comprising:
passing an isobutane feed and an ethylene feed to an alkylation reactor, wherein the alkylation reactor contains an ionic liquid catalyst, the ionic liquid comprising an organic cation and a halometallate anion, for reacting the isobutane and ethylene to generate an alkylate having a research octane number (RON) of 93 or more;
wherein the alkylation reactor is operated at reaction conditions including a temperature of from 30° C. to 100° C., a pressure of from 300 psig to 700 psig (2068 kPa to 4826 kPa), an overall isobutane to ethylene molar ratio from 2 to 20, and a residence time of from 5 minutes to 1 hour.
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