Conversion of light hydrocarbons to ether rich gasoline

Patent · Tue May 07 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6087470

Bell, W K; Haag, W O; Harandi, M N; Owen, H

This patent describes an integrated process for the production of ether-rich rich liquid fuels. It comprises: contacting a fresh mixture of lower alkanol and a light hydrocarbon feedstock containing linear olefins and C{sub 4} + tertiary olefins; separating the etherification effluent stream consisting of ether rich C{sub 5} + and C{sub 5{minus}}; contacting second stream with an acidic catalyst in a second etherification zone under conditions effective to etherify the linear olefinic hydrocarbons; recovering a first stream comprising C{sub 5} + gasoline containing lower alkyl ethers of the C{sub 5{minus}}; and passing the second stream to an olefins to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons conversion zone.

• Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5013329; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-331201
• OSTI ID: 6087470
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 31 Mar 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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