Alkylation is the transfer of an alkyl group from one molecule to another. Alkylation of isobutane with olefins in the petroleum is an important industrial process to improve the octane number. As the most usually liquid acid catalysts, concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and hydrofluoric acid (HF) have potential environmental problem especially for the HF alkylation process.
Scope of the Report:Alkylation is used by the petroleum refining industry to produce a high-octane gasoline blendstock. Current industrial alkylation processes catalyze the reaction with concentrated liquid mineral acids, either hydrofluoric (HF) or sulfuric acids (H2SO4), which pose serious safety and environmental risks. Solid acid catalysts are the new type of alkylation catalysts which could replace liquid acids and eliminate many safety and environmental concerns.
Global zeolite alkylation catalysts industry is gradually growing. The production of zeolite alkylation catalysts increased from 752 MT in 2011 to 1524 MT in 2015, with an average growth rate of 21.75%. Because of the high technology barrier, only four companies are able to manufacture zeolite alkylation catalysts in the world. Sinopec is the largest manufacturer in this market with 548 MT production in 2015. Followed by CRI with 400 MT, Albemarle with 349 MT and BASF with 227 MT. Among them, Albemarle production started from 2015.
Europe, North America and China are the major consumption areas of alkylation catalysts. 1973 MT alkylation catalysts was consumed in 2015. China consumption took about 47.44%, North America took for 43.83%, while Europe consumed 133 MT and accounting for 8.73 percent of the global alkylation catalysts production. Alkylation solid catalysts are mainly used in the aromatic alkylation processes and isobutane-olefin alkylation. The former is already commercial while solid catalysts used in the latter is still in the early stage. In 2015, 64.27% alkylation catalysts are consumed in the production of ethylbenzene & cumene. Ethylbenzene is an important raw material of styrene. 14.08 percent are consumed in the production of alkylate.
The worldwide market for Alkylation Catalysts is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 7.1% over the next five years, will reach 117.3 million US$ in 2026, from 83 million US$ in 2020, according to a new study.
This report focuses on the Alkylation Catalysts in global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers Albemarle
BASF SE (Germany)
CRI
Sinopec
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia etc.)
Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)
Market Segment by Type, covers H2SO4
HF
Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into Alkylate Production
Ethylbenzene & Cumene Production
Others
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:Chapter 1, to describe Alkylation Catalysts product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market driving force and market risks.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Alkylation Catalysts, with price, sales, revenue and global market share of Alkylation Catalysts in 2018 and 2019.
Chapter 3, the Alkylation Catalysts competitive situation, sales, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Alkylation Catalysts breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales, revenue and growth by regions, from 2015 to 2020.
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales, revenue and market share for key countries in the world, from 2015 to 2020.
Chapter 10 and 11, to segment the sales by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2015 to 2020.
Chapter 12, Alkylation Catalysts market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2020 to 2026.
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Alkylation Catalysts sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion, appendix and data source.
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The base year for the study has been considered 2019, historic year 2014 and 2018, the forecast period considered is from 2020 to 2027. The regions analyzed for the market include North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific, and Middle East and Africa. These regions are further analyzed at the country-level. The study also includes attractiveness analysis of type, application and regions which are benchmarked based on their market size, growth rate and attractiveness in terms of present and future opportunity for understanding the future growth of the market.
Market is segmented on the basis:
- By Type
- By Application
- By Region
- By Country
- By Manufacturer
The report offers in-depth analysis of driving factors, opportunities, restraints, and challenges for gaining the key insight of the market. The report emphasizes on all the key trends that play a vital role in the enlargement of the market from 2019 to 2026.
The report provides company profile of the key players operating in the market and a comparative analysis based on their business overviews industry offering, segment market share, regional presence, business strategies, innovations, mergers & acquisitions, recent developments, joint venture, collaborations, partnerships, SWOT analysis, and key financial information.
