Process for manufacturing a tertiary alkyl ether by reactive distillation
US4847431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S203/06
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for manufacturing methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) by reacting methanol with isobutene-containing hydrocarbons in a reaction zone comprising alternate beds of sulfonated resin catalyst and catalyst-free distillation zones, said zones also comprising liquid redistribution plates.
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