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Oxygenate removal in MTBE production

US4814517A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 1988
Grant dateMar 21, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C41/06
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Low concentrations of methanol and dimethyl ether in distillation column C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 raffinate produced in the formation of methyl tert.-alkyl ethers by the reaction of methanol with isoalkylenes are effectively removed from the residual C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbons by adsorption on a dual or compound adsorption bed containing silica gel as the methanol adsorbent and zeolite 13X as the dimethyl ether adsorbent.

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