The clean fuel alkylate could become a widespread alternative to diesel, thanks to the development of a safer hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation conversion process. With increasing pressure to reduce tailpipe emissions, the rapid decline of diesel in Europe and the modernization of automobiles worldwide, alkylate is well-positioned to be in steady demand for decades to come. The fuel, a type of petrol, could help meet increasingly stringent emissions standards. Scientists at US chemicals giant DuPont have devised a cost-effective reactor design that replaces HF alkylation units with sulphuric acid alkylation units, sulphuric acid being a safer option than the more volatile HF. A new study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found that using hydrogen as an energy carrier in existing nuclear reactors can be made much cheaper
The clean fuel alkylate could become a widespread alternative to diesel, thanks to the development of a safer hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation conversion process. The fuel, a type of petrol, could help meet increasingly stringent emissions standards. Scientists at US chemicals giant DuPont have devised a cost-effective reactor design that replaces HF alkylation units with sulphuric acid alkylation units, sulphuric acid being a safer option than the more volatile HF. A new study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found that using hydrogen as an energy carrier in existing nuclear reactors can be made much cheaper