KBR’s K-SAAT technology selected by CVR Energy

CVR Energy’s (CVI) Board of Directors has approved the next phase of the revamp of the alkylation unit at its subsidiary’s crude oil refinery located in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. This phase entails the completion of engineering, design, module fabrication and construction for KBR‘s (KBR) Solid Acid Alkylation Technology – K-SAAT – unit to eliminate hydrofluoric acid from the refinery. KBR’s contract includes the supply of a fully engineered and fabricated modular solution along with KBR’s proprietary catalyst for the project. KBR’s K-SAAT provides an opportunity to maximize the yield and quality of an ultra-clean gasoline blendstock with the ExSact catalyst, a solid-acid catalyst that has been engineered to outperform liquid acid catalysts.