Phillips ready to license process for production of fuel ethers

Journal Article · Mon Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6484988

Phillips Petroleum Co. is poised to license its high conversion process to produce fuel ethers for blending in reformulated gasolines. The technology has been proven in a Phillips semiworks at Bartlesville, Okla. The process can produce methyl tertiary butyl ether, ethyl tertiary butyl ether, tertiary amyl methyl ether, or tertiary amyl ethyl ether with typical refinery process equipment and techniques. Phillips said it can achieve conversion levels of 92-99%, depending on the ether. The ether produced is determined by which hydrocarbon fraction is used for feedstock and which alcohol is chosen for reaction. The process is described.

• OSTI ID: 6484988
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 91:16; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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