摘要 |
An aromatic alkylation process is described. A micro-emulsion is formed by contacting an ionic liquid, a co-solvent, a hydrocarbon, an optional surfactant, and an optional catalyst promoter. The micro-emulsion comprises a hydrocarbon component, which comprises the hydrocarbon, and an ionic liquid component which comprises the ionic liquid. The ionic liquid comprises a halometallate anion and a cation. The hydrocarbon comprises an aromatic compound. The co-solvent has a polarity greater than the polarity of the hydrocarbon. The ionic liquid is present in an amount of about 0.05 wt% to about 40 wt% of the micro-emulsion. An olefin having 2 to 24 carbon atoms reacted with the aromatic compound to form an alkylated aromatic product. |