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Olefin fractionation and catalytic conversion system

US4471147A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1983
Grant dateSep 11, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S203/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A continuous catalytic process for converting an olefinic feedstock comprising ethylene and C.sub.3.sup.+ olefins to heavier liquid hydrocarbon product comprising the steps of PA0 (a) prefractionating the olefinic feedstock to obtain a gaseous stream rich in ethylene and a liquid stream containing C.sub.3.sup.+ olefins; PA0 (b) vaporizing and contacting the liquid stream from the prefractionating step with hydrocarbon conversion oligomerization catalyst in a catalytic reactor system to provide a heavier hydrocarbon effluent stream comprising distillate, gasoline and lighter hydrocarbons; PA0 (c) fractionating the effluent stream to recover distillate, gasoline and lighter hydrocarbons separately; PA0 (d) recycling at least a portion of the recovered gasoline as a liquid sorption stream to prefractionating step (a); and PA0 (e) further reacting the recycled gasoline together with sorbed C.sub.3.sup.+ olefins in the catalytic reactor system of step (b).

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