Eleven years after a refinery blast rattled homes across the South Bay, the same controversial chemical at the heart of that ...

The Torrance Refinery, though, has repeatedly said modified hydrofluoric acid is the safest, most commercial viable catalyst ...

Alkylate is in short supply in the US. The renewable fuels standard (RFS) mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline. The high vapor pressure of ethanol requires a reduction in other light gasoline ...

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters reintroduces a bill that would require refiners to find alternatives to MHF within five years, or be ...

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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 ...

San Antonio-based Valero started production at new alkylation unit in its St. Charles Parish refinery after several years under construction and $314 million investment. The new alkylation unit ...

As the South Bay community marks the 10th anniversary of an explosion at Torrance Refinery, advocates and elected officials are renewing their efforts to ban modified hydrofluoric acid at the facility ...