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Oil company begins major new use of ionic liquids

In a milestone for the industrialization of ionic liquids, Chevron has started up an alkylation unit at its Salt Lake City refinery that uses an ionic liquid catalyst instead of the traditional ...
Nature

Molecular insights on the solvent screening for the benzene extraction from fuels using ionic liquids via QSPR method

Aromatic compounds especially BTX (i.e., benzene, toluene, and xylenes) and ethyl benzene are valuable raw materials in the petrochemical industries 1. In addition, the reduction of sulfur, nitrogen, ...
Nature

Investigation of a robust pretreatment technique based on ultrasound-assisted, cost-effective ionic liquid for enhancing saccharification and bioethanol production from wheat straw

Application of cost-effective pretreatment of wheat straw is an important stage for massive bioethanol production. A new approach is aimed to enhance the pretreatment of wheat straw by using low-cost ...
C&EN

Oil company begins major new use of ionic liquids

In a milestone for the industrialization of ionic liquids, Chevron has started up an alkylation unit at its Salt Lake City refinery that uses an ionic liquid catalyst instead of the traditional ...