Integrated process for producing diisopropyl ether, an isopropyl tertiary alkyl ether and isopropyl alcohol
US5705712A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/10
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A highly integrated process for concurrently producing diisopropyl ether and an isopropyl tertiary alkyl ether has been developed. Optionally, high purity isopropyl alcohol may also be collected as a product. In a first reactor, propylene and water are reacted to form isopropyl alcohol, a portion of which is further reacted to form diisopropyl ether. After removing unreacted propylene, the effluent of the first reactor is separated into an ether rich stream, a water rich stream and an alcohol rich stream. The alcohol rich stream is dried to provide dry isopropyl alcohol. A portion of the dry isopropyl alcohol may be removed and collected as a product. A portion of the dry isopropyl alcohol and isobutylene, isoamylene or a mixture thereof are reacted to form an isopropyl tertiary alkyl ether in a second reactor. Unreacted iso-olefins and inert compounds are then removed from the second reactor effluent. A mixture of the effluent from the second reactor and the ether rich and the water rich streams separated from the first reactor are water washed to produce a mixed ethers product stream and an aqueous isopropyl alcohol recycle stream. The isopropyl tertiary alkyl ether is collected …
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