LPG--a direct source of C/sub 3/-C/sub 4/ olefins

Journal Article · Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5464326

Pujado, P R; Berg, R C; Vora, B V

This article describes the selective production of olefins by the catalytic dehydrogenation of the corresponding paraffins by means of UOP's Oleflex process. In this process, propylene can be obtained at about 85 mol % selectivity by the catalytic dehydrogenation of propane. Isobutylene can be obtained at selectivities in excess of 90 mol % from isobutane, and n-butenes (1-butene plus 2-butene) at about 80 mol % from n-butane. The availability of this technology, coupled with an abundant supply of LPG (C/sub 3/ and C/sub 4/ paraffins), opens new avenues for the selective production of propylene and butylenes.

• Research Organization: UOP Process Division, UOP Inc., Des Plaines, IL
• OSTI ID: 5464326
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 81:13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
02 PETROLEUM
BUTANE
DEHYDROGENATION
BUTENES
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LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
PROPANE
PROPYLENE
2-METHYLPROPANE
2-METHYLPROPENE
ALKANES
ALKENES
CATALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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