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

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在开发一种用于石蜡烷基化的新型固体酸催化剂，为炼油厂提供一种具有成本效益的替代方案，用于生产清洁燃料，而无需腐蚀性液体酸。正在开发一种新的多功能催化剂系列，其显著降低催化剂失活速率。这是通过催化剂颗粒内活性位点的最佳分布实现的。在第一阶段，将合成、表征和测试新型固体酸催化剂用于链烷烃烷基化。将该催化剂的性能与常规固体酸催化剂的性能进行比较。汽车的排放是造成美国空气质量差的最重要因素。烷基化油辛烷值高，蒸气压低，不含芳烃和烯烃类化合物，污染小，毒性低，是一种理想的清洁燃料组分。使用这种新的催化剂系统的烷基化过程将从根本上更安全和更清洁，避免使用和产生有毒化学品。该催化剂有望显着提高产率和选择性，提高经济性能转化为提高原料的利用率，降低对建筑材料的要求，并可持续的节能。

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.