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Refinery Fire Raises Questions About HF Usage

Friday, July 31st, 2009

On the morning of July 19, a fire in CITGO's Corpus Christi refinery injured a worker. The incident occurred in the alkylation unit of the refinery. The refinery used Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) as a catalyst for alklyation .  Typically in the alkylation process, isobutane  and olefins are combined (in presence of ...

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