Process for dehydrating alcohols to ethers
US11578026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C41/09
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for dehydrating C2+ alcohols to ether products in the presence of a catalyst and promoter, wherein the catalyst is at least one aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst which is a medium pore zeolite having a 3-dimensional framework structure, and the promoter is one or more organic carbonyl compounds or derivatives thereof, and wherein and the molar ratio of promoter to C2+ alcohols is maintained at less than 1.
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