Glossary Of Petroleum Refinery Terms

Formation of a complex saturated hydrocarbon molecule by direct union of an unsaturated and unsaturated molecule. In the petroleum industry, it is the union of olefins and paraffins, in particular the union of butylenes C4.H8 and isobutane C4.H10 using sulphuric acid or hydrofluoric acid or phosphoric acid to produce a liquid of high octane number known as ‘alkylate’ C8.H18 ................
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