Examples of alkylation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This research ultimately will be solving how DNA alkylation damage is detected and repaired. — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Apr. 2021 An alkylation unit at Valero Energy Corp.’s Benicia refinery, which makes high-octane gasoline, went down over the weekend, according to Genscape Inc. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2019 The Houston alkylation unit upgrades isobutane and refinery olefins into high value alkylate product, Valero said. — Houston Chronicle, 25 July 2019 The fire was extinguished over the weekend, and the damage was mainly centered around the alkylation unit, which makes high-octane gasoline blending components. — Dan Molinski, WSJ, 26 June 2019 The Houston alkylation unit upgrades isobutane and refinery olefins into high value alkylate product, Valero said. — Houston Chronicle, 25 July 2019 The fire was extinguished over the weekend, and the damage was mainly centered around the alkylation unit, which makes high-octane gasoline blending components. — Dan Molinski, WSJ, 26 June 2019 Volatile isobutane is converted in the alkylation unit to a component of gasoline. — Christina Austin, Fortune, 13 July 2017 The Nov. 22, 2016 explosion on a sulfuric-acid alkylation unit that makes octane-boosting components of gasoline in the sprawling Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant injured four workers, two of them severely. — Christina Austin, Fortune, 13 July 2017 See More

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