SBIR Phase I: Solid Acid Catalyst with Optimally Distributed Active Sites

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）一期项目旨在开发一种新型固体酸催化剂，用于石蜡烷基化，努力为炼油厂提供一种低成本的替代方案，以生产清洁燃料，而不需要腐蚀性液体酸。一种新的多功能催化剂正在开发中，可以显著降低催化剂的失活率。这是通过催化剂颗粒内活性位点的最佳分布来实现的。在第一阶段，将合成一类新型固体酸催化剂，并对其进行表征和烷基化测试。该催化剂的性能将与传统固体酸催化剂的性能进行比较。汽车排放是造成美国空气质量差的最重要因素。烷基酸具有辛烷值高、蒸气压低、不含芳烃和烯烃化合物等特点，是一种理想的低污染、低毒的清洁燃料组分。使用这种新型催化剂系统的烷基化过程将从根本上更安全、更清洁，避免了有毒化学品的使用和产生。该催化剂有望显著提高产量和选择性，改善的经济性能转化为提高原料利用率，减少对建筑材料的要求，并可持续地节约能源。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a novel solid acid catalyst for paraffin alkylation in an effort to provide refiners with a cost-effective alternative for producing clean fuels without the need for corrosive liquid acids. A new family of multifunctional catalysts is being developed, that significantly reduce catalyst deactivation rates. This is achieved through optimal distribution of the active sites within the catalyst pellet. During Phase I, the new class of solid acid catalysts will be synthesized, characterized and tested for paraffin alkylation. Performance of this catalyst will be compared to the performance of conventional solid-acid catalysts. Emissions from cars are the single most important factor responsible for poor air quality in US. With its high octane number, low vapor pressure and absence of aromatic and olefinic compounds, alkylate is an ideal clean fuel component because it is low polluting and has low toxicity. The alkylation process using this new catalyst system will be fundamentally safer and cleaner, side-stepping the use and generation of toxic chemicals. The catalyst promises significantly improved yields and selectivities, Improved economic performance translates into enhanced utilization of feedstocks, reduced requirements for materials of construction, and sustainable energy savings.