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PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Co. has achieved 1,000 continuous operating days on its Ionikylation unit equipped with composite ionic liquid (CIL) alkylation technology for production of high-octane alkylate at the refinery in Dagang, Tianjin, China.
May 13, 2025
Commissioned in mid-August 2022, the 150,000-tpy CIL unit—which produces high-octane alkylate with a RON of 98 to ensure the site’s production of gasoline meets China’s National...

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