Albemarle Netherlands B.v.

Jan Sant

Niels Winkler

Stephan Zuijdendorp

Emanuel Hermanus Van Broekhoven

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Sonnemans

The invention relates to a process for alkylating a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon feed to be alkylated with an alkylation agent in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid acid, a hydrogenation metal, and 1.5-6 wt % of water, measured as the loss on ignition at 600&#xb0; C. The presence of 1.5-6 wt % of water results in a higher activity and a higher alkylate quality compared with a comparable but drier catalyst.

Alkylation process using a catalyst comprising a solid acid and a hydrogenation metal

A continuous alkylation process performed in an apparatus comprising a series of at least two zone A reactors and a series of at least two zone B reactors, in which the zone A reactors and the zone B reactors cycle between alkylation mode and mild regeneration mode, and wherein the alkylation mode comprises introducing an alkylation agent into a first reactor of the zone through which the alkylatable compound passes, reacting a portion of the alkylatable compound with a portion of the alkylation agent to produce a product stream, and performing this operation at least once more in a downstream reactor in the same zone employing, instead of alkylatable compound, a stream comprising the product stream.

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