A new composite ionic liquid (IL) alkylation process has been proven in a pilot plant and retrofitted into an existing 65,000-tonne/year H2SO4 alkylation unit in China. This article discusses the new ...

Citgo Petroleum Corp. shut a process unit at its Corpus Christi East refinery in Texas after a leak, according to a local emergency planning committee notice. At 5:45 a.m. local time, during a routine ...