AM-94-14 HF Mitigation via the Texaco-UOP HF Additive Technology

Description:

The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on the development status of the Texaco- UOP HF additive technology. Aerosol reduction has been demonstrated in small-scale laboratory release tests as well as in larger scale wind tunnel release tests. The catalytic performance of the HF additive has been demonstrated in laboratory alkylation facilities and in a short-term experimental trial in a full-scale refinery unit. On the basis of the positive results obtained in the test program, a project is under way to implement the HF additive technology on a continuous basis in an existing Texaco alkylation unit by the third quarter of 1994.