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Process for dehydrating alcohols to ethers

US11578026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2020
Grant dateFeb 14, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 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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