Integrated process for production of gasoline and ether from alcohol with feedstock extraction

Patent · Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5786572

Harandi, M N; Owen, H

This patent describes a continuous process for converting crude methanol to methyl tertiary-alkyl ethers and gasoline. It comprises contacting a crude methanolic feedstock containing a minor amount of water with a liquid olefinic hydrocarbon extraction solvent stream rich in C{sub 4}{sup +} iso-alkene hydrocarbon under extraction conditions favorable to selective extraction of the methanol, thereby providing a non-aqueous organic extract liquid stream rich in methanol and an aqueous raffinate stream containing unextracted methanol; charging liquid hydrocarbon extractant and extracted methanol substantially free of water to a first etherification catalytic reaction zone for contact with acid etherification catalyst under etherification process conditions for converting methanol and iso-alkene hydrocarbon to predominantly methyl tertiary-alkyl ether.

• Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp., Fairfax, VA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5047070; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-358097
• OSTI ID: 5786572
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 30 May 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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